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Hollywood : a Novel by Charles Bukowski is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Hollywood : a Novel about?

From iconic tortured artist/everyman Charles Bukowski, Hollywood is the fictionalization of his experience adapting his novel Barfly into a movie by the same name. Henry Chinaski, Bukowski's alter-ego, is pushed to translate a semi-autobiographical book into a screenplay for John Pinchot. He reluctantly agrees, and is thrust into the otherworld called Hollywood, with its parade of eccentric and maddening characters: producers, artists, actors and actresses, film executives and journalists. In this world, the artistry of books and film is lost to the dollar, and Chinaski struggles to keep his footing in the tangle of cons that comprise movie making. Hollywood is Dirty Old Man Bukowski at his most lucid. It overflows with curses, sex, and alcohol. And through it all, or from it all, Bukowski finds flashes of truth about the human condition.

Who reads Hollywood : a Novel?

Author

Charles Bukowski

Publisher

HarperCollins e-books

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780876857632

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Collections, Romance

Rating

3.78 / 5 (35 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13