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Hollywood

Paperback • 2019 • English

Hollywood

By Charles Bukowski

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

'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 d...Show more

Films, cinema
Film history, theory or criticism
Film: styles and genres

Book details

ISBN

9781786891679

Publisher

Canongate Books

Published year

2019

Language

English

Original title

Hollywood

Format

Paperback

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Paperback · 2006

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