South of No North by Charles Bukowski

South of No North by Charles BukowskiSouth of No North contains some of Bukowski's best work. Among the short stories collected in the book are Love for $17. 50, about a man named Robert whose infatuation with a mannequin in a junk shop leads him first to buy it, then make love to it, and then eventually fall in love with "her," much to the consternation of his real life girlfriend; Maja Thurup, about a South American tribesman with an enormous penis who is brought to Los Angeles by the

In this ambitious and thought-provoking book we see

and he is pitched on to a bold course where all scruples are put aside

or why so many people around the world have turned to aefundamentalismAE

schemes to reclaim the throne with an army of barbarian Dothraki--whose loyalty he will purchase in the only coin left to him: his beautiful yet innocent sister

From Neanderthals to murder

Over the course of his short life

and limits of love

Can he remain true to his friend Rand and to himself

Her smelly diaper is still wedged on my head but aside from this rather damp clue

He'd have to be an idiot not to be: all seven of his siblings are happily married

but finding it harder than ever to make an impact and get the results we want

'Let us turn our faces towards Asia'