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Ask the Dust by John Fante; Charles Bukowski (Introduction by)
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Category: Fiction | Series: Canons Ser.
Ask the Dust is a virtuoso performance by an influential master of the twentieth-century American novel. It is the story of Arturo Bandini, a young writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. Struggling to survive, he perseveres until, ...Show more
Ask the Dust by John Fante; Charles Bukowski
22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Canons Ser.
Ask the Dust is a virtuoso performance by an influential master of the twentieth-century American novel. It is the story of Arturo Bandini, a young writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. Struggling to survive, he perseveres until, ...Show more
Essential Bukowski - Poetry by Charles Bukowski
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Category: Poetry
Edited by Abel Debritto, the definitive collection of poems 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 l ...Show more
Factotum by Charles Bukowski
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Category: Fiction
One of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listlessly from one odd job to another, always needing money ...Show more
Ham On Rye by Charles Bukowski
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Category: Fiction | Series: Canons Ser.
INTRODUCTION BY RODDY DOYLE'He brought everyone down to earth, even the angels' LEONARD COHENCharles Bukowski is one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century. The autobiographical Ham on Rye is widely considered his finest novel. A classic of American literature, it offers powerful insight into ...Show more
Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski
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Category: Fiction
With his fourth novel, legendary barfly Charles Bukowski follows the path of his alter ego Henry Chinaski through the high school years of acne and rejection, drinking his way through the Depression, and ends at the start of World War 2.
Hollywood by Charles Bukowski; Howard Sounes (Introduction by)
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Category: Fiction | Series: Canons Ser.
'What will you do?' 'Oh, hell, I'll write a novel about writing the screenplay and making the movie.' 'What are you going to call it?' 'Hollywood.' Henry Chinaski has a penchant for booze, women and horse-racing. On his precarious journey from poet to screenwriter he encounters a host of well-known star ...Show more
More Notes of A Dirty Old Man: The Uncollected Columns by Charles Bukowski
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Category: Fiction
The sequel to his famous book, "More Notes of a Dirty Old Man" reprints rare Bukowski columns unseen in decades.
On Cats by Charles Bukowski
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Category: Culture Ideas Politics
'A cat is only ITSELF, representative of the strong forces of life that won't let go' For Charles Bukowski there was something majestic and elemental about cats. He considered them to be sentient beings, whose searing gaze could penetrate deep into our being. Cats see into us; they are on to something. ...Show more
On Cats by Charles Bukowski
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Category: Science & Natural History | Reading Level: very good
'A cat is only Itself,' Bukowski wrote. 'Representative of the strong forces of life that won't let go' A raw and tenderly funny look at the relationship between cats and humans from one of the world's most treasured and transgressive writers 'The cat is the beautiful devil' For Charles Bukowski there w ...Show more
On Drinking by Charles Bukowski
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Category: Biography & Memoir
The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcohol.Charles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer's best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed "dirty old man," ...Show more
On Drinking by Charles Bukowski
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Category: Biography & Memoir
The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcoholCharles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer's best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed dirty old man, Bu ...Show more