Charles Bukowski
Miles, Barry, 1943-2006
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A major new biography on an increasingly important American literary icon. Having spoken with people close to Bukowski, and with a full examination of Bukowski's extensive writings, Barry Miles has written the definitive story of the man dubbed the 'laureate of American low-life'. Charles Bukowski chronicled the seedy underside of the city in which he spent most of his life, Los Angeles. His heroes were the panhandlers and hustlers, the drunks and the hookers, his beat the racetracks and strip joints and his inspiration a series of dead-end jobs in warehouses, offices and factories. It was in the evenings that he would put on a classical record, open a beer and begin to type... Brought up by a violent father, Bukowski suffered childhood beatings before developing horrific acne and withdrawing into a moody adolescence. Much of his young life epitomised the style of the Beat generation - riding Greyhound buses, bumming around and drinking himself into a stupor. He was 24 and his first poetry when he was 35. his novels sold millions of copies worldwide in dozens of languages. In this difinitive biography Barry Miles, celebrated author of Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats, turns his attention to the exploits of this hard-drinking, belligerent wild man of literature. This is an essential addition to every Bukowski fan's collection.
Main title:
Charles Bukowski / Barry Miles.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Virgin, 2006.
Collation:
320 p. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780753511022 (pbk)
Dewey class:
818 BUKO
Language:
English
BRN:
2379228