The Most Beautiful Woman in Town

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| name = The Most Beautiful Woman in Town & Other stories

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| image = File:The Most Beautiful Woman in Town.jpg

| caption = First edition cover

| author = Charles Bukowski

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| language = English

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| 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

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The Most Beautiful Woman in Town & Other Stories is a collection of anecdotal short stories by American author Charles Bukowski.{{Cite web |title=The Most Beautiful Woman in Town & Other Stories {{!}} ISBNdb |url=https://isbndb.com/book/0872861562 |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=isbndb.com}} 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 {{Citation needed|date=January 2011}}. The stories originally appeared in Open City, Nola Express, Knight, Adam, Adam Reader, Pix, The Berkeley Barb and Evergreen Review.