Hollywood - Canons
Hollywood - Canons
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Published:
4 July, 2019
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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.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781786891679 |
| ISBN10 | 1786891670 |
| Number Of Pages | 288 |
| Item Weight | 195 g |
| Product Dimensions | 129 x 198 x 18 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Canongate Books |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main - Canons |
Media Reviews
No other book gets as close to the corrupt heart of American movie-making * * Guardian * *
A literary immortal * * Time * *
Bukowski's voice is insistent and affirming but it also has the humble durability of someone who won't stay down . . . His stories help keep people alive * * Independent * *
A laureate of American low life * * Time * *
Full of entertaining vignettes of celebrities * * The Times * *
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Author's Bio
Charles Bukowski was the legendary Californian writer who became famous for his semi-autobiographical books about low-life America. Novels such as Factotum and Post Office made this one-time bum, and lifelong alcoholic, rich and famous, and culminated in the making of Barfly, a major Hollywood movie based on his life starring Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway. He died in March 1994.