Those who inhabit Last Exit to Brooklyn are unforgettable: Harry the strike leader who during
his weeks of power discovers something of his true nature Tralala who rejects the only love
she is offered and sinks swiftly to the lowest level of prostitution Georgette the 'hip
queer' with pathetic aspirations to culture Abraham the 'cool ass' black stud with his girls
his 'bigass' Cadillac and his undernourished family the debris of American civilisation for
whom the author ultimately makes us feel a profound compassion. Last Exit to Brooklyn was found
obscene at the Old Bailey in November 1967 a decision which was reversed by a historic Appeal
Court judgement in July 1968. Now this 'honest and terrible book' as Anthony Burgess describes
it in his Introduction to this new edition can take its rightful place as one of the major
books of our time.