Aspiring writer Hank Chinaski lacks the qualifications, ambition, and ethics to succeed. He consistently loses dead-end jobs due to his laziness and mischief. His relationship with fellow deadbeat Jan becomes strained and reaches a crisis point due to her insecurity, leading him to abandon his profitable horse betting habit.
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A writer's quest for inspiration leads him on a journey of self-discovery, taking on odd jobs and drawing parallels between his own life and that of his literary idol Charles Bukowski.
