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.