The author called “A Drunk Bar for Singles” a “film novel.” The artistic expression in it is organically intertwined with the language of cinema: a quick change of chapters, close-ups, temporary transfers, unrelenting tension of plot lines, dynamic and capacious dialogues. And a lot of music. In this novel, Delano spoke uninhibitedly, subtly, confidentially, lyrically and with a great deal of irony about the most different forms of loneliness, about the inevitable drama of emigration, about the tragicomic nature of female old age, about the experiences of people with sexual complexes... And, finally, about the joys of doubt and the torments of creativity. Many literary critics consider “The Drunk Bar for Singles” to be one of Paulie Delano’s most brilliant creative successes.