Pulp.
Santa Rosa: Black Sparrow Press, 1994. Signed/Limited edition. Quarter red cloth over illustrated paper-covered boards, in publisher's clear acetate jacket. 202, [6] pp. 9.25" x 6.25" Very faint touches shelf wear, fine in fine publisher's acetate jacket. Item #245560
TO DEATH
Bukowski's final novel, Pulp is a satirical pastiche of the hard-boiled crime fiction that defined the detective story of the first half of the twentieth century. Reminiscent of Chandler, Hammett, and Cain, but it is rendered in a darker Bukowskian style. As a work literary genius, it misses the mark––though that is a mark Bukowski probably had no intention of hitting. It was, in fact, dedicated to "bad writing".
As a literary terminus, Bukowski greets Death herself and prepares for the inevitable fade to black. He would die just months after publication. Sarcasm, satire, heavy drinking, and Death––this is a fine fit for Bukowski's final novel.
Signed by the author on signature page and limited to just 300 signed and numbered copies, of which this is 175 with an original silkscreen print by Bukowski bound in.
Price: $2,000.00