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Essential Bukowski: Poetry

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Essential Bukowski: Poetry is a captivating collection that encapsulates Charles Bukowski's raw and unfiltered voice. Known for his gritty portrayal of urban life, Bukowski's poems delve into themes of love, loneliness, and the struggles of the working man. The collection showcases his unique style, characterised by its brutal honesty and sardonic humour.
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If you appreciate raw and unfiltered expressions of human experience, you might enjoy this collection, as it delves into the gritty realities of life with candour and intensity. Its appeal lies in its ability to capture emotions from joy to despair, offering insight into an unconventional perspective on the world.

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Essential Bukowski: Poetry

β€˜The best poet in America’ Jean Genet

β€˜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

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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.

Here is Bukowski eating walnuts and scratching his back, rolling a cigarette while listening to Brahms, showering with Linda in the mid-afternoon.

Here is Bukowski knowing that the secret is beyond him, that people who never go crazy live truly horrible lives, that there’s a bluebird in his heart that wants to get out.

Here is Bukowski at his most hilarious and heart-breaking, his most raw and profound; here is Bukowski at his best.

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Essential Bukowski: Poetry is celebrated for its raw, unfiltered authenticity and emotional depth. Critics appreciate its unvarnished portrayal of the human experience, with Jean Genet and Leonard Cohen highlighting Bukowski's ability to capture the essence of reality in a grounded manner. The collection is lauded for its ability to both challenge and resonate with readers through its straightforward yet profound observations.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008225155

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 November 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd

Contributors:

  • Edited by Abel Debritto

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 260g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Charles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. He was born in Andernach, Germany, to an American soldier father and a German mother in 1920, and brought to the United States at the age of three. He was raised in Los Angeles and lived there for fifty years. He published his first story in 1944 when he was twenty-four and began writing poetry at the age of thirty-five. He died in San Pedro, California, on March 9, 1994, at the age of seventy-three, shortly after completing his last novel, Pulp (1994).

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