Introduction by Roddy Doyle: "He brought everyone down to earth, even the angels." Leonard Cohen Charles Bukowski is one of the greatest authors of the twentieth-century. The autobiographical Ham on Rye is widely considered his finest novel. A classic of American literature, it offers powerful insight into his youth through the prism of his alter-ego Henry Chinaski, who grew up to be the legendary Hank Chinaski of Post Office and Factotum.

'The best poet in America' Jean Genet 'He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels' Leonard Cohen The definitive collection from a writer whose transgressive legacy and raw, funny, acutely observant writing has left an enduring mark

A timeless selection of some of Charles Bukowski's best unpublished and uncollected poems Charles Bukowski was a prolific writer who produced countless short stories, novels, and poems that have reached beyond their time and place to speak to generations of readers all over the world.

THE BEST OF THE BEST OF BUKOWSKI The Pleasures of the Damned is a selection of the best poetry from America's most iconic and imitated poet, Charles Bukowski. Celebrating the full range of the poet's extraordinary sensibility and his uncompromising linguistic brilliance, these poems cover a lifetime of experience, from his renegade early work to never-before-collected poems penned during the final days before his death. The Pleasures of the Damned is an astonishing poetic treasure trove, essential reading for both long-time fans and those just discovering this unique and important...

A previously unpublished collection of work on the art of writing - by one of the twentieth century's greatest writers

Charles Bukowski was one of America's best-known writers and one of its most influential and imitated poets. Although he published over 45 books of poetry, hundreds of his poems were kept by him and his publisher for posthumous publication, This is the first collection of these unique poems.

Charles Bukowski lays bare Hollywood, revealing the absurdity and egotism behind the glamour

Ženské, kočky, psaní, hudba. A pití. Tohle všechno se vybaví každému čtenáři Charlese Bukowského; každému asi v jiném pořadí. Po tematických antologiích O kočkách a O psaní vychází nyní další soubor básní a prozaických úryvků, známých i méně známých, z velké části nově přeložených; a jednotícím prvkem je alkohol, opilost, chlast. Pití jako životní náplň, berlička, záchranný pás, pramen inspirace i dobré nálady. Knihu konzumujte s rozumem, není vhodná pro řidiče a těhotné ženy.