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Requiem for a Dream follows four individuals—Harry, Tyrone, a girlfriend, and Harry’s mother—whose aspirations are hijacked by drug addiction. The story explores the destructive pull of heroin and the harmful effects of diet‑pill dependence, revealing both personal and societal alienation in urban New York.
First publish date: 1978
Genre: Psychology/Social Psychology
Authors: Hubert Selby, Jr.
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