First published 1983
In a seedy underworld of dive bars and flophouses, Bukowski's outsiders find fleeting moments of connection and comfort. A drifter drifts, a barfly drinks, a gambler loses – yet in their loneliness, they forge bonds that sustain them. Beneath the squalor and despair, Bukowski uncovers the fragile humanity that persists, even in the darkest corners of society.
Genres: american-fiction, 20th-century, american, adult-fiction
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, intimate
Tropes: character-driven, found-family
Setting: United States
Period: 20th-Century
221 pages · Paperback · Black Sparrow Press
Content warnings: addiction, alcohol-abuse, depression, substance-abuse