'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.