of the book. During the work, he does mention traveling to Paris France to meet a woman and learn painting, which probably influenced this piece. Publication The book was simultaneously published in Australia by Wild and Woolley, who bought a chunk of the first Black Sparrow Press print run. Adaptation As of 1996, there was a planned film adaptation of Women that apparently never materialized. The writer, producer, and production designer Polly Platt adapted the screenplay. Another attempt to turn Bukowski's novel into a film emerged in the 2010s; James Franco, Don Jon, and Voltage Pictures have been working with a new version scripted by Ethan Furman. It is not clear (as of May 2019) whether this project is creatively connected to the '90s version, and whether the film will be completed and distributed. Influences Throughout the novel, Chinaski is asked his favorite novelist many times. The first time he responds with Knut Hamsun, and later avers that he was deliberately misleading the questioner with a false answer, to see if the interviewer was smart enough to ask a followup (in which they failed). Elsewhere, he responds, "Fante." John Fante was a major influence on Bukowski. But at the end, Bukowski was able to recommend favorite authors at least four times, without finally concluding on any one as best of bests. In 1980, he wrote the introduction for the reprint of Fante's 1939 novel Ask the Dust. Also in Californication, the lead character Hank Moody (Hank was the nickname of Bukowski) is inspired from the story. References Citations Sources External links Women Quotes 1978 American novels Novels by Charles Bukowski American autobiographical novels Novels set in Los Angeles