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Critics and fellow writers praised the book on its release. Due to its frank portrayals of taboo subjects, such as drug use, street violence, gang rape, homophobia, prostitution and domestic violence it was the subject of an obscenity trial in the United Kingdom and was banned in Italy.
- Hubert Selby
- 1964
May 30, 2018 · Precisely because of its visceral obscenity, Last Exit to Brooklyn is a fundamentally humanist novel. And as such, it is far closer in spirit to the Enlightenment than the beatific...
- Carlton Brick
When Grove Press published Last Exit to Brooklyn in 1964, the firm encountered relatively few censorship efforts, despite the book’s violence, graphic sexual activities, and vulgar language.
Described by various reviewers as hellish and obscene, Last Exit to Brooklyn tells the stories of New Yorkers who at every turn confront the worst excesses in human nature. Yet there are moments of exquisite tenderness in these troubled lives.
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Upon a further private prosecution the publishers lost the case and the book was declared 'obscene'. On the 3rd April 1967, the book was once again bought before the courts, this time under Section 2 of the Obscene Publications Act.
Described by various reviewers as hellish and obscene, Last Exit to Brooklyn tells the stories of New Yorkers who at every turn confront the worst excesses in human nature. Yet there are moments of exquisite tenderness in these troubled lives.
Jun 8, 2018 · The tale of Last Exit... being put on trial for obscenity is important when discussing freedom of speech. MP Charles Taylor called for a prosecution in 1966, but it did not pick up momentum until MP Cyril Black brought a private prosecution (one of the witnesses for the prosecution was noted scumbag, the late and not at all lamented Robert ...
