![]() And then there are the odd stiffs he encounters on the way - Jeannie Nitro the space alien Dante and Fante, a couple of heavies trying to collect on a debt and, of course, Lady Death herself.' ***'Henry Charles Bukowski was a German-born American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Not only has he been hired to track down French classical author Celine - who's meant to be dead - but he's also supposed to find the elusive Red Sparrow - which may or may not be real. Not just by the usual problems - broads, booze, lack of cash and a raging ego - but by the jobs he so desperately needs. Nicky Belane, private detective and career alcoholic, is a troubled man. Packed with wit, invention and Bukowski's trademark low-life adventures, it is the last novel of one of the most enjoyable and influential cult writers of the last century. ***'Pulp is a brilliant, fantastical pastiche of a hard-boiled detective story. 186 pages, plus a note about the author to the rear. ![]() ***In a near fine colour-illustrated dustwrapper, that has not been price-clipped, retaining the original publisher's printed price of £12.99. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. ***Near fine in indigo cloth-covered boards with gilt titles to the spine. ![]() First impression of the first UK edition, published in 2004. ![]()
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