Based on the 1975 novel by Charles Bukowski, it stars Matt Dillon as the legendary writer’s alter ego, Henry Chinaski, who goes from job to job and woman to woman, all the time boozing and brawling. While it came out in Europe last year it will only be released in the U.S. next month. Check out a review by Variety.
What a great book! One of my
What a great book! One of my all time faves. Matt Dillon playing the part looks to be a good choice.
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His best book you think?
Tough question Luke. I’ll
Tough question Luke. I’ll just say it’s one of my favorites alng with “Women” and “Post office”. “Ham on Rye” was probably his most well known read but I didn’t care too much for it.
He was most well known for writing poetry like “Love is a dog from hell” again while I liked some poems I was always drawn to his writing about drinking, working and women and relationships. Not bieng much of a formal gambler that never appealed too much to me but if I was playing horses would be my downfall.
One day I want to go to Santa Anita in LA just to see the place he wrote so much about.
If you haven’t read any of his stuff I highly recommend you do so. Some of his short stories are really great too. “Septegenarian stew” has some good ones.
thks
I’ve only read Ham and Rye but have added some of his books, including Factotum, to the list. Cheers, Luke.