Bukowski in Pictures - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841950084 ISBN 13: 9781841950082

Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

Charles Bukowski is a legend of modern literature, a heavy-drinking postal clerk from Los Angeles who rose from obscurity to international acclaim as an author of poetry and fiction. Known as the Dirty Old Man of American writers, he lived a truly picaresque life. His experiences provided the basis for the movie Barfly, for which he wrote the screenplay. Bukowski in Pictures is the first pictorial biography of the writer, and it re-creates his life in a stunning visual display that includes more than two hundred color and black-and-white photographs. Many of these images have never been published before. Bukowski's friends, family members, and former lovers have contributed candid shots, and there are handsome portraits by professional photographers, as well as illustrations by Dave Geiser and R. Crumb. The images have been assembled by Howard Sounes, the author of the acclaimed biography Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life. Sounes has written an Introduction to the book and woven new research and quotations from Bukowski's work into a series of essays and extensive captions that run throughout. There are also extracts from personal letters and rare documents, including Bukowski's recently declassified FBI file. A beautiful book and a fascinating view into an extraordinary life, Bukowski in Pictures is a must for Bukowski devotees and new fans alike.

About this title

About the Author:

Howard Sounes was born in England in 1965 and currently lives in London. He has worked as a newspaper journalist in Britain and abroad and is the author of Fred & Rose, the best-selling book about the lives and crimes of mass murderers Fred and Rosemary West.

Review:

This biography is an affectionate and thorough introduction that will not be rivalled for some time. Its effect is to revitalise rather than reduce Bukowski's work: poems and stories that help keep people alive. * * The Independent * * Brings to life the novels, stories and poems of one of the last cetury's greatest and most controversial writers. * * Dazed and Confused * * a vast and fascinating array of photographs ... The resulting collection acts as a comprehensive pictorial record of a unique talent. * * The Lastest * *

About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1841950084
• ISBN 13: 9781841950082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 168
• Editor: Sounes Howard