South Of No North (short Story Collection)
''South of No North'' is a collection of short stories by Charles Bukowski, originally published in 1973 as ''South of No North: Stories of the Buried Life'' by John Martin (publisher), John Martin's Black Sparrow Press. ''South of No North'' also is a play that debuted off-Broadway in 2000 based on nine stories from the book. Contents 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 woman anthropologist who has "discovered" him and become his lover; and ''The Devil is Hot'', about an encounter with Old Nick at an amusement pier in Santa Monica, where Scratch himself is caged and on display, fed only peanut butter and dogfood ...
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