The Demon (novel)

This article is about a novel by Hubert Selby, Jr.. For other uses, see Demon (disambiguation).

The Demon is the third novel by Hubert Selby, Jr., first published in 1976.^[1]

The Demon

First edition
Author	Hubert Selby, Jr.
Language	English
Genre	Psychological fiction
Publisher	Playboy Press
Publication date	1976
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	312
Preceded by	The Room
Followed by	Requiem for a Dream

Overview

The story of Harry White, a man haunted by lust and an insane need for sin and retribution.

Influence

It was Andy Kaufman’s favorite book and he said of it, “That’s my mind in a nutshell.“^[2]