pulp

charles bukowski

ISBN 10: 0876859260 / ISBN 13: 9780876859261

Published by black sparrow press, santa rosa, 1994

About this Item

first edition, 1994. bukowski s final novel, pulp, opens in quintessential noir fashion: lady death, a seductive and enigmatic figure, enters the grungy office of nick belane, an aging private detective, setting the stage for a strange pursuit of the elusive writer céline. both a parody and homage to pulp fiction s rough edges and archetypes, the novel transforms a seedy los angeles into an existential landscape. pulp is a self-aware, ironic take on noir true "pulp fiction" laced with bukowski s wry wit and allegorical reflections on life and death. santa rosa: black sparrow press. isbn: 0-87685-926-0. softcover. book condition: imperceptible shelfwear. very good++. Seller Inventory # 461

Bibliographic Details

Title: pulp

Publisher: black sparrow press, santa rosa

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Opening with the exotic Lady Death entering the gumshoe-writer's seedy office in pursuit of a writer named Celine, this novel demonstrates Bukowski's own brand of humour and realism, opening up a landscape of seamy Los Angeles.

Review:

"Not since George Orwell has the condition of being down-and-out been so well recorded" (New York Times)