Der Brieftrger Henry Chinaski alias Charles Bukowski bleibt unsittlich: Er legt sich mit seinem Vorgesetzten an, suft, wettet und versucht erfolglos, eine dauerhafte sexuelle Beziehung aufzubauen. Schlielich quittiert er den Dienst, um einen Roman zu schreiben.
Der Brieftrger Henry Chinaski alias Charles Bukowski bleibt unsittlich: Er legt sich mit seinem Vorgesetzten an, suft, wettet und versucht erfolglos, ...
Es regnete, als ich um 5 Uhr morgens in New Orleans eintraf. Mit diesem lapidaren Satz beginnt Charles Bukowski einen illusionslosen Roman, der sich nirgends ber die Perspektive eines jungen Mannes erhebt, der essen, trinken und gelegentlich eine Frau haben will und dafr arbeiten muss. Was kann daran fesseln? Nichts als die radikale Ehrlichkeit dieses Mannes, den die Ansprche brgerlicher Moral nie geqult haben, der nur eines will: berleben. Und dadurch die Freiheit gewinnt, dass er sich niemals fr irgendwelche Karrieren hat einspannen lassen.
Es regnete, als ich um 5 Uhr morgens in New Orleans eintraf. Mit diesem lapidaren Satz beginnt Charles Bukowski einen illusionslosen Roman, der sich n...
Mit den Frauen hatte ich meistens Pech, und die Folge war, dass ich mich stark aufs Trinken konzentrierte.Er hasst Hollywood, er hasst Schauspieler, und er hasst das Kino. Aber dann lässt sich Hank Chianski alias Charles Bukowski doch überreden; schließlich geht es um einen dollarträchtigen Auftrag.
Mit den Frauen hatte ich meistens Pech, und die Folge war, dass ich mich stark aufs Trinken konzentrierte.Er hasst Hollywood, er hasst Schauspieler, u...
The third of four volumes of letters which shed invaluable light on Bukowski's life, from his early days working for the Post Office while struggling to get started as a writer, through the period where commenced writing full-time, and on to his success and recognition later in life.
The third of four volumes of letters which shed invaluable light on Bukowski's life, from his early days working for the Post Office while struggling ...
The last of four volumes of letters which shed invaluable light on Bukowski's life, from his early days working for the Post Office while struggling to get started as a writer, through the period where commenced writing full-time, and on to his success and recognition later in life.
The last of four volumes of letters which shed invaluable light on Bukowski's life, from his early days working for the Post Office while struggling t...
A companion to On Writing and On Cats A raw and tender poetry collection that captures the Dirty Old Man of American letters at his fiercest and most vulnerable, on a subject that hits home with all of us.
Charles Bukowski was a man of intense emotions, someone an editor once called a "passionate madman." In On Love, we see Bukowski reckoning with the complications and exaltations of love, lust, and desire. Alternating between tough and gentle, sensitive and gritty, Bukowski lays bare the myriad facets of love--its selfishness and its narcissism, its...
A companion to On Writing and On Cats A raw and tender poetry collection that captures the Dirty Old Man of American letters at h...
Sharp and moving reflections and ruminations on the artistry and craft of writing from one of our most iconoclastic, riveting, and celebrated masters.
Charles Bukowski's stories, poems, and novels have left an enduring mark on our culture. In this collection of correspondence--letters to publishers, editors, friends, and fellow writers--the writer shares his insights on the art of creation.
On Writing reveals an artist brutally frank about the drudgery of work and canny and uncompromising about the absurdities of life--and of art. It illuminates the hard-edged, complex...
Sharp and moving reflections and ruminations on the artistry and craft of writing from one of our most iconoclastic, riveting, and celebrated maste...
Edited by Abel Debritto, the definitive collection of poems from an influential writer whose transgressive legacy and raw, funny, and acutely observant writing has left an enduring mark on modern culture.
Few writers have so brilliantly and poignantly conjured the desperation and absurdity of ordinary life as Charles Bukowski. Resonant with his powerful, perceptive voice, his visceral, hilarious, and transcendent poetry speaks to us as forcefully today as when it was written. Encompassing a wide range of subjects--from love to death and sex to writing--Bukowski's unvarnished and...
Edited by Abel Debritto, the definitive collection of poems from an influential writer whose transgressive legacy and raw, funny, and acutely obser...
