Hollywood

''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.