| The Most Beautiful Woman in Town & Other stories | |
| Author: | Charles Bukowski |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Short story collection |
| Publisher: | City Lights Books |
| Release Date: | 1983 |
| Media Type: | Print (paperback) |
| Pages: | 240 pp |
| Isbn: | 0-87286-156-2 |
| Dewey: | 813/.54 19 |
| Congress: | PS3552.U4 M66 1983 |
| Oclc: | 10071524 |
The Most Beautiful Woman in Town & Other Stories is a collection of anecdotal short stories by American author Charles Bukowski. The stories are written in both the first and third-person, in Bukowski's trademark semi-autobiographical short prose style. In keeping with his other works, themes include: Los Angeles bar culture; alcoholism; gambling; sex and violence. However, many of the stories contain elements of fantasy and surrealism. The book was initially printed as Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness . The stories originally appeared in Open City, Nola Express, Knight, Adam, Adam Reader, Pix, The Berkeley Barb and Evergreen Review.