Shooting Nick Belane from the Bukowski's novel ''Pulp'' on 29th January 2012, Milano

"Pulp" is the last completed novel by Los Angeles poet and writer Charles Bukowski. It was published in 1994, shortly before Bukowski's death. He began writing it in 1991 and encountered several problems during its creation. He fell ill during the spring of 1993, only three-quarters of the way through "Pulp".
Unlike other Bukowski novels, the narrator is not Henry Chinaski (although he does appear); instead, the novel follows private detective Nicky Belane as he attempts to track down French classical author Cèline and the elusive Red Sparrow. Belane is a low-life private 'dick' who is more often unemployed than not, with a bad reputation and a drinking habit.