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Original Title:	Song of the Silent Snow
ISBN:	0714530506 (ISBN13: 9780714530505)
Edition Language:	English

Song of the Silent Snow Paperback | Pages: 216 pages

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Title	:	Song of the Silent Snow
Author	:	Hubert Selby Jr.
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 216 pages
Published	:	September 1st 2000 by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd (first published 1986)
Categories	:	Short Stories. Fiction. Literature

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Hubert Selby is probably one of the six best novelists writing in the English language.?Financial Times Author of controversial cult classic, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Hubert Selby began as a writer of short fiction. He excels in this form, plunging the reader head-first into the densely realized worlds of his protagonists, in which the details of daily life rub shoulders with obsession and madness. Although fundamentally concerned with morality, Selby's own sense of humility prevents him from preaching. He offers instead a passionate empathy with the ordinary dreams and aspirations of his characters, a brilliant ear for the urban vernacular and for the voices of conscience and self-deceit that torment his characters. "A major American author of a stature with William Burroughs and Joseph Heller."?Los Angeles Times "Selby's place is in the front rank of American novelists ... to understand his work is to understand the anguish of America."?The New York Times Book Review Novels by Hubert Selby Jr available from Marion Boyars: Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Room, The Demon, Requiem for a Dream and The Willow Tree..

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Selby, chronicler of the downtrodden, often depressed/unhinged/pathetic underbelly of society, returns in this collection of stories to portray the dashed dreams and struggles of men and women in NYC in the 70s. There are some interesting and sad stories here, particularly the Coat, and Selby capably renders a sense of atmosphere and tragedy, while still adding a touch of dark humor. Nevertheless, these stories lack the visceral punch and insanity of some of his other works. Selby does not seem

There are some brilliant short stories in this collection but the overall is let down by some duds (in an attempt to publish 15 stories, I presume). Selby gets at places Cheever can't or won't in suburbia and the NYC pieces are generally excellent. The pieces that lack tension and movement unsurprisingly leave one wishing they were excluded. I would rather have this variance than other, more steady collections at a flatline three stars.

Fat Phils DayWent over my headHi ChampWas brilliant, pure, utter Shelby.Double FeatureHad a lot of Bukowski in it. Maybe it HAD Bukowski in it.Fortune CookieBuilding up like only Shelby can BUT predictable if you've read him enough.A Penny for Your ThoughtsA lot like The Demon. Can't make up my mind.LiebesnachtSome of the best writing. Ever.The SoundHighly intense. Did I mention this one was intense? Im Being GoodVery unlike Selby. Loved it! Indian SummerVery, very Selby. Brilliantly constructed

I've always felt a kinship with Mr. Selby and I was sad to see him go a few years back. I met him and he signed a copy of this book at a reading in 2000. This collection includes one of my favorite short stories: "Hi, Champ." The guy just had an awesome mind and one hell of an imagination. His demons are the hidden, unspoken demons that haunt us all.

I'm very surprised that SOTSN doesn't seem to be a popular one for Selby. I personally loved every page of it, and some of the stories really left me feeling raw. Hubert's writing isn't the same as always - he still goes for the brutally realistic and the disturbing, but here he has mixed it up with stories that are far more tender to the touch. His writing is always full of love, no matter how hellish the situations can be, but the love shines through the pages here like it hasn't in any of his

'Song of the Silent Snow' as a beautiful, touching tale, was such a wonderful way to end this collection. Out of the whole set I think there were only one or two I just couldn't feel, some people said this set of stories stinks but, maybe I'm being bias as a HSJ fan, I thought this could be easily traced as the basis for what would finally become an incredible set of final stories. I'm glad to have to have read them but would suggest for others to come to this set having previously read his more

Stone-cold masterpiece! Utterly essential.