Hollywood - Charles Bukowski

'What will you do?' n 'Oh, hell, I'll write a novel about writing the screenplay and making the movie.' n 'What are you going to call it?' n 'Hollywood.' n n 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. n