Sbírka třiceti povídek z dob, kdy byl Charles Bukowski dle vlastních slov „nezaměstnatelný“ a „živil se páskami do psacích strojů“. Pár si jich však naštěstí odtrhl od úst, aby nasázel na papír příběhy o vášni a pochybných ženštinách, pití a kocovinách a jiných krásách a ohavnostech života. Pod vlivem hladu se jeho tvorba stává čím dál morbidnější a fantastičtější, v deliriu Bukowski rozvíjí dokonce žánr erotického sci-fi a nebrání se ani zobrazení tabuizovaných forem sexu, neboť poezii podle něj lze najít skutečně všude....
Sbírka třiceti povídek z dob, kdy byl Charles Bukowski dle vlastních slov „nezaměstnatelný“ a „živil se páskami do psacích strojů“. ...
Čtyřiatřicet povídek z neobyčejně plodného období v životě Charlese Bukowského, konce šedesátých a začátku sedmdesátých let. Tehdy svými provokativními texty pravidelně zásoboval undergroundové časopisy, aby nonkonformním, drsně originálním stylem reflektoval své existenciální zoufalství, pijáckou samotu, smysl pro laškovnou perverzi a morbidní humor, ale i silnou potřebu lásky a upřímnosti. Samozvaný „starý prasák“ americké literatury ve svých povídkách brázdí bary, kriminály, milostná lože i psychiatrické léčebny, přežívá v...
Čtyřiatřicet povídek z neobyčejně plodného období v životě Charlese Bukowského, konce šedesátých a začátku sedmdesátých let. Tehdy s...
A collection of short stories gives an insight into the dark, dangerous lowlife of Los Angeles that the inhabited. From prostitutes to classical music, the author of this book mixes high and low culture in his 'tales of ordinary madness'. These are angry yet tender, humorous and haunting portrayals of life in the underbelly of Los Angeles.
A collection of short stories gives an insight into the dark, dangerous lowlife of Los Angeles that the inhabited. From prostitutes to classical music...
Legendary barfly Charles Bukowski follows the path of his alter ego Henry Chinaski as he meanders his way through America drifting from one dead-end job to another, from one woman to another and from one bottle to the next. His downward spiral is peppered with black humour.
Legendary barfly Charles Bukowski follows the path of his alter ego Henry Chinaski as he meanders his way through America drifting from one dead-end j...
Charles Bukowski's debut novel introduces his alter ego Henry Chinaski. Chinaski is a low life loser with a hand-to-mouth existence. His menial Post Office job supports his life of beer, one-night stands and race-tracks.
Charles Bukowski's debut novel introduces his alter ego Henry Chinaski. Chinaski is a low life loser with a hand-to-mouth existence. His menial Post O...
A compilation of Charles Bukowski's underground articles from his column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" appears here in book form. Bukowski's reasoning for self-describing himself as a 'dirty old man' rings true in this book.
"People come to my doortoo many of them reallyand knock to tell me Notes of a Dirty Old Man turns them on. A bum off the road brings in a gypsy and his wife and we talk . . . . drink half the night. A long distance operator from Newburgh, N.Y. sends me money. She wants me to give up drinking beer and to eat well. I hear from a madman who calls himself 'King...
A compilation of Charles Bukowski's underground articles from his column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" appears here in book form. Bukowski's reasoning...
The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses is a book of poems written by Charles Bukowski for Jane, his first love. These poems explore a more emotional side to Charles Bukowski.
The Days Run Away Like Wild Horses is a book of poems written by Charles Bukowski for Jane, his first love. These poems explore a more emo...
Play the Piano introduces Charles Bukowski's poetry from the 1970s. He leads a life full of gambling and booze but also finds love. These poems are full of lechery and romance as he struggles to mature.
Play the Piano introduces Charles Bukowski's poetry from the 1970s. He leads a life full of gambling and booze but also finds love. These ...
A book length collaboration between two underground legends, Charles Bukowski and Robert Crumb. Bukowski's last journals candidly and humorously reveal the events in the writer's life as death draws inexorably nearer, thereby illuminating our own lives and natures, and to give new meaning to what was once only familiar. Crumb has illustrated the text with 12 full-page drawings and a portrait of Bukowski.
A book length collaboration between two underground legends, Charles Bukowski and Robert Crumb. Bukowski's last journals candidly and humorously re...
