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Requiem for a Dream A Novel

Four individuals pursue the American Dream. In this searing novel, two young hoods, Harry and Tyrone, and a girlfriend fantasize about scoring a pound of uncut heroin and getting rich. But their heroin habit gets the better of them, consumes them and destroys their dreams, while Harry's mother's addiction to diet pills lands her in a state mental hospital.

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  • "Requiem for a dream"@it
  • "Requiem for a Dream"

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  • "Harry Goldfarb, heroin addict and son of lonely widow Sara, cares only about enjoying the good life with girlfriend Marion and best friend Tyrone C Love, and making the most of all the hash, poppers and dope they can get. Sara Goldfarb sits at home with the TV, dreaming of the life she could have and struggling with her own addictions - food and diet pills. But these four will pay a terrible price for the pleasures they believe they are entitled to."
  • "Four individuals pursue the American Dream. In this searing novel, two young hoods, Harry and Tyrone, and a girlfriend fantasize about scoring a pound of uncut heroin and getting rich. But their heroin habit gets the better of them, consumes them and destroys their dreams, while Harry's mother's addiction to diet pills lands her in a state mental hospital."@en
  • "Sara Goldfarb, mère juive veuve, vit seule à Coney Island dans l'attente d'être un jour invitée à son émission préférée. Son fils Harry, drogué, passe ses journées avec sa petite amie et son copain Tyrone, à rêver."
  • "Mother, son, son's girlfriend and best friend are all addicts pursuing their dream of happiness. Even when things begin to unravel, they refuse to let go, plummeting with their dreams into nightmarish freefall."
  • "This book is about four individuals who pursued the American Dream. In this searing novel, two young hoods, Harry and Tyrone, and a girlfriend fantasize about scoring a pound of uncut heroin and getting rich. But their heroin habit gets the better of them, consumes them and destroys their dreams and Harry's mother's addiction to diet pills lands her in a state mental hospital."
  • "An evocative, poignant saga of four people trapped & mdash;and ultimately destroyed & mdash;by their addictions Sara Goldfarb is devastated by the death of her husband. She spends her days watching game shows and obsessing over appearing on television as a contestant & mdash;and her prescription diet pills only accelerate her mania. Her son, Harry, is living in the streets with his friend Tyrone and girlfriend Marion, where they spend their days selling drugs and dreaming of escape. When their heroin supply dries up, all three descend into an abyss of dependence and despair, their lives, like Sara & rsquo;s, doomed by the destructive power of drugs. Tragic and captivating, Requiem for a Dream is one of Selby & rsquo;s most powerful works, and an indelible portrait of the ravages of addiction. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hubert Selby, Jr., including rare photos from the author & rsquo;s estate."@en

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  • "Allegories"@en
  • "Allegories"
  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Psychological fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Americké romány"
  • "Film novelizations"@en
  • "Drama"
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  • "Реквием по мечте"
  • "Retour à Brooklyn = Requiem for a dream"
  • "Réquiem por un sueño"
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  • "Retour à Brooklyn"
  • "REQUIEM FOR A DREAM"
  • "레퀴엠for a dream"
  • "Requiem for a dream : novel"
  • "Unelmien sielunmessu"@fi
  • "Requiem per un sogno"
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  • "Retour à Brooklyn : (Requiem for a dream)"
  • "Requiem for a Dream A Novel"@en
  • "Rekviem za sen"
  • "Requiem for a dream"@en
  • "Requiem for a dream"
  • "Requiem for a Dream"
  • "Rek'wiem for a dream"
  • "Requiem for a dream : screenplay"
  • "Requiem for a dream : a novel"
  • "Requiem for a dream : a novel"@en
  • "Rekviem po mechte"

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