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Henry Charles Bukowski ( / buːˈkaʊski / boo-KOW-skee; born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈkaʁl buˈkɔfski]; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his adopted home city of Los Angeles. [4] .
Charles Bukowski was a prolific underground writer who used his poetry and prose to depict the depravity of urban life and the downtrodden in American society. A cult hero, Bukowski relied on experience, emotion, and imagination in his work, using direct language and violent and sexual imagery.
Charles Bukowski (born August 16, 1920, Andernach, Germany—died March 9, 1994, San Pedro, California, U.S.) was an American author noted for his use of violent images and graphic language in poetry and fiction that depict survival in a corrupt, blighted society.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- “Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” ― Charles Bukowski.
- “Do you hate people?” “I don't hate them... I just feel better when they're not around.” ― Charles Bukowski, Barfly.
- “For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written.
- “Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I'm not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you've felt that way.”
Charles Bukowski - Charles Bukowski began writing poetry at the age of thirty-five, and his poems often feature a depraved metropolitan environment, downtrodden members of American society, direct language, violence, and sexual imagery.
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Mar 6, 2005 · The Transgressive Thrills of Charles Bukowski | The New Yorker. Books. The Transgressive Thrills of Charles Bukowski. The captain of a low-life odyssey, Bukowski accomplished something...
Aug 14, 2020 · August 14, 20205:02 AM ET. Heard on Morning Edition. By. Tom Vitale. 4-Minute Listen. Playlist. Poet and novelist Charles Bukowski was notorious for his drinking and womanizing. Some called him...
