That's why the book is dedicated to 'bad writing', because detective novels used to be seen as bad writing and certainly not art. I personally think it was his way of dealing with his own death, and that's why he wanted to mention people who had meant a lot to him, especially John Martin and Black Sparrow Press.Īpart from that, the book is a spoof on detective novels like Chandler's, Hammet's and Micky Spillane's (Micky Spillane=Nick Belane). How you want to interpret it is up to you. Well, you now know what the Red Sparrow is, and btw, yellow was Bukowski's favorite color. The owner, John Martin, is called John Barton in the book.Ĭeline was one of Bukowski's favourite writers, so he's in the book too.Īt the end the Red Sparrow moves closer to Belane with an open beak and within the beak is a vast yellow vortex and soon Belane is swept over and enveloped by a blaze and blare of yellow. The Red Sparrow is a metaphor for Black Sparrow Press, Bukowski's publisher. That accounts for Lady Death in the book. What metaphors are you thinking about? I can tell you a few things I do know.īukowski was dying when he wrote the book.
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