Genre: | Fiction |
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Language : | English |
Published: | July 04, 2019 |
Edition: | 3rd |
Paperback | |
ISBN13: | 9781786891679 |
ISBN10: | 1786891670 |
Pages: | 288 |
Dimensions: | 5.08 x 7.8 x 0.71 inches |
Weight: | 195.61 g |
'What will you do?'
'Oh, hell, I'll write a novel about writing the screenplay and making the movie.'
'What are you going to call it?'
'Hollywood.'
Henry Chinaski has a penchant for booze, women and horse-racing. On his precarious journey from poet to screenwriter he encounters a host of well-known stars and lays bare the absurdity and egotism of the film industry. Poetic, sharp and dangerous, Hollywood - Bukowski's fictionalisation of his experiences making the film Barfly - explores the many dark shadows to be found in the neon-soaked glare of Hollywood's limelight.