This collection of short stories propels the reader into the lowlife of America's underworld, rail of drunks, bums and gamblers, where sex and violence are everywhere and the most beautiful woman in town drinks and fights. Bukowski writes with brutal honesty and sardonic humour of the things he experienced in life; poverty, hard women and chronic hangovers. During his lifetime Bukowski published more than forty-five books of poetry and prose including the novels "Post Office", "Factotum", "Women" and "Pulp", all available from Virgin Books.