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Paperback. Condition: Good. Screams from the Balcony is a collection of letters chronicling Charles Bukowski's life as he tries to get published and work at a postal office, all while drinking and gambling.

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Paperback. Condition: Good. Edited by Abel Debritto, the definitive collection of American poetry 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 self-deprecating verse in this landmark poetry collection illuminates the deepest and most enduring concerns of the human condition while remaining sharply aware of the day to day. With his acute eye for the ridiculous and the troubled, Bukowski speaks to the deepest longings and strangest predilections of the human experience. Gloomy yet hopeful, this is tough, unrelenting modern poetry touched by grace. This is Essential Bukowski. This career-spanning collection captures the voice of a literary outlaw: Transgressive Literature: Witness the raw, funny, and acutely observant voice that left an enduring mark on modern culture, speaking to the deepest longings and strangest predilections of the human experience. Raw and Honest Writing: Experience Bukowski's unvarnished, self-deprecating, and powerful verse, which illuminates the most enduring concerns of the human condition with visceral and hilarious clarity. Poems About Life: Journey through a wide range of subjects--from love and sex to death and the desperate absurdity of writing and ordinary life--all captured with a tough, unrelenting style touched by grace. Literary Poetry: Curated by leading scholar Abel Debritto, this essential volume presents the most powerful and poignant work from a master of the form, tracking his evolution from early lyricism to his final, philosophical stance.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. One of the most recognizable poets of the last century, Charles Bukowski is simultaneously a common man and an icon of urban depravity. He uses strong, blunt language to describe life as he lives it, and through it all charts the mutations of morality in modern America. Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way is a treasure trove of confessional poetry written towards then end of Bukowski's life.  With the overhang of failing health and waning fame, he reflects on his travels, his gambling and drinking, working, not working, sex and love, eating, cats, and more. Sifting Through is Bukowski at his most meditative - published posthumously, it's completely non-performative, and gets to the heart of Bukowski's lifelong pursuit of natural language and raw honesty. We recommend you read this as Bukowski wrote: by sifting through the madness for what hits you as the word, the line, the way. In these final poems, the legendary Los Angeles poet holds nothing back. Posthumous Poetry Collection: Published after his death, these poems offer a final, meditative look back on a life spent gambling, drinking, and writing. Raw Honesty: Completely non-performative, Bukowski strips away the icon to reveal the man, reflecting on everything from his cats to his mortality with unflinching candor. Dirty Realism: Finds the profound in the profane, using blunt, powerful language to capture the grit of urban life and the struggles of the common man. Accessible Literary Voice: The culmination of a lifelong pursuit of natural language, making this a perfect entry point for new readers and a treasure for longtime fans. …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. With all of Charles Bukowski's trademark humor and gritty, dark honesty, Women, the 1978 follow-up to Post Office and Factotum, is an uncompromising account of life on the edge.Low-life writer and unrepentant alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. After decades of slacking off at low-paying dead-end jobs, blowing his cash on booze and women, and scrimping by in flea-bitten apartments, Chinaski sees his poetic star rising at last. Now, at fifty, he is reveling in his sudden rock-star life, running three hundred hangovers a year, and maintaining a sex life that would cripple Casanova.The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling authorHe brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.--Leonard Cohen, songwriter.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. This collection of stories, now surfaced from the literary underground, include such tales as "Ten Jack-offs", "My Big-Assed Mother" and "A Lovely Love Affair".

Paperback. Condition: Good. This collection of stories, now surfaced from the literary underground, include such tales as "Ten Jack-offs", "My Big-Assed Mother" and "A Lovely Love Affair".

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Paperback. Condition: Good. One of the most recognizable poets of the last century, Charles Bukowski is simultaneously a common man and an icon of urban depravity. He uses strong, blunt language to describe life as he lives it, and through it all charts the mutations of morality in modern America. Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way is a treasure trove of confessional poetry written towards then end of Bukowski's life.  With the overhang of failing health and waning fame, he reflects on his travels, his gambling and drinking, working, not working, sex and love, eating, cats, and more. Sifting Through is Bukowski at his most meditative - published posthumously, it's completely non-performative, and gets to the heart of Bukowski's lifelong pursuit of natural language and raw honesty. We recommend you read this as Bukowski wrote: by sifting through the madness for what hits you as the word, the line, the way. In these final poems, the legendary Los Angeles poet holds nothing back. Posthumous Poetry Collection: Published after his death, these poems offer a final, meditative look back on a life spent gambling, drinking, and writing. Raw Honesty: Completely non-performative, Bukowski strips away the icon to reveal the man, reflecting on everything from his cats to his mortality with unflinching candor. Dirty Realism: Finds the profound in the profane, using blunt, powerful language to capture the grit of urban life and the struggles of the common man. Accessible Literary Voice: The culmination of a lifelong pursuit of natural language, making this a perfect entry point for new readers and a treasure for longtime fans. …

Condition: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

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Condition: acceptable. This copy has clearly been enjoyedâ"expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.

Paperback. Condition: Good. ?The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.??Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author?He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.??Leonard Cohen, songwriterPlay 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.No apologies. No punches pulled.Confessional Poetry: Unflinching poems that stare into the mirror at a life of cheap rooms, hard drinking, and harder women.Gritty Realism: From the slaughterhouse to the racetrack bar, Bukowski finds the ugly, brutal truth of the everyday.Tender and Vicious: A world of bitter arguments and drunken nights, where moments of unexpected love and romance still manage to break through.A Singular Voice: The iconic, plain-spoken style that made Charles Bukowski one of the most imitated poets in American literature.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. This is a collection of 175 previously unpublished works by Bukowski. It contains yarns about his childhood in the Depression and his early literary passions, his apprentice days as a hard-drinking, starving poetic aspirant, and his later years when he looks back at fate with defiance.…

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