Hollywood

Charles Bukowski — an iconic American writer of the 20th century, author of more than forty books, including novels, poetry, essays, and stories.

Despite sometimes shocking naturalism, his texts are full of lyricism, even a peculiar sentimentality.

The basis of the novel «Hollywood» is a true story of Bukowski's work on the screenplay for the film «Barfly», which was directed by Barbet Schroeder in 1987.

The main roles were played by stars such as Mickey Rourke and Faye Dunaway, and the prototypes of the characters are still easily recognizable: Francis Ford Coppola, Jean-Luc Godard, Werner Herzog, Norman Mailer