Hollywood

Description

”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.