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The story follows , a down-on-his-luck private investigator in Los Angeles who describes himself as "the best detective in the world—but nobody knows it." His office is a mess, his car is falling apart, and he spends more time at the racetrack and the bar than solving crimes. The plot kicks off when he is hired for a series of increasingly bizarre cases: Pulp Charles Bukowski epub
Beneath the layers of sci-fi and detective tropes, the book is a meditation on mortality . Written while Bukowski was dying of leukemia, the character "Lady Death" is a literal representation of the end he was facing. The ebook is available for purchase on Amazon
Unlike his earlier "Dirty Realism" focused on his alter ego Henry Chinaski, leans heavily into the supernatural and the absurd . Written while Bukowski was dying of leukemia, the
Pulp is often seen as Bukowski’s "final bow." By moving away from the realism of the post-office or the barroom and into a world of space aliens and literal personifications of death, he allowed himself a playful, chaotic exit. It remains a cult favorite for its unique blend of and post-modern surrealism . Where to Find It