Pogue Mahone
Officials say drugs may have played a part
I just re-read Pulp for the first time since it came out and I have to admit I liked it. I remember not liking it at all when I was younger, but this time around I knew a lot more about Bukowski than I did back then. I think the main character fit him well. I always imagined him as a down and out private detective type anyway. Not his best work by far, but it was simple fun. I think he was looking for a higher meeting and he just didn't have time to quite get it all worked out... but I could have just missed it too.
I also just re-read Hollywood for the first time in 20 years and I liked it better than the first time around too. The one thing I didn't like at first was his wife being in just about every part. But then I realized Bukowski may have done that on purpose because he also didn't like having her around so much during the filming of the movie. There's a tension there, whether he meant it or not. He's always been such a loner in his short stories and novels that it seemed weird to have one where he was so damn... domesticated.
I also just re-read Hollywood for the first time in 20 years and I liked it better than the first time around too. The one thing I didn't like at first was his wife being in just about every part. But then I realized Bukowski may have done that on purpose because he also didn't like having her around so much during the filming of the movie. There's a tension there, whether he meant it or not. He's always been such a loner in his short stories and novels that it seemed weird to have one where he was so damn... domesticated.