Description: Essential Bukowski by Charles Bukowski "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2016 by Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers" -- Title page verso. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 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--Bukowskis unvarnished and self-deprecating verse 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 poetry touched by grace.This is Essential Bukowski. Back Cover The definitive collection of poems from a writer whose transgressive legacy and raw, funny, acutely observant writing have left a vivid mark Illuminated by a resonant voice and conjuring the desperation and absurdity of being human, the perceptive poetry of Charles Bukowski transcends its particular moment to speak to us as forcefully today as when it was written. Taking on a wide range of subjects--from love to death to sex to writing--Bukowskis unvarnished poetry touches on enduring concerns while remaining sharply aware of the day-to-day. With his keen eye for the ridiculous and the troubling, Bukowski speaks to the deepest longings and strangest facets of the human experience. Granular yet expansive, this is tough, unrelenting poetry touched by grace. This is the essential Bukowski. Author Biography Charles Bukowski is one of Americas best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. He was born in 1920 in Andernach, Germany, to an American soldier father and a German mother, and brought to the United States at the age of two. He was raised in Los Angeles and lived there for over fifty years. He died in San Pedro, California, on March 9, 1994, at the age of seventy-three, shortly after completing his last novel, Pulp.Abel Debritto, a former Fulbright scholar and current Marie Curie fellow, works in the digital humanities. He is the author of Charles Bukowski, King of the Underground, and the editor of the Bukowski collections On Writing, On Cats, and On Love. Details ISBN006256532X Year 2018 ISBN-10 006256532X ISBN-13 9780062565327 Format Paperback Publication Date 2018-10-16 Pages 240 Language English Short Title Essential Bukowski Subtitle Poetry DEWEY 811.54 Audience General Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imprint Collins Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States US Release Date 2018-10-16 Imprint US Ecco Publisher US HarperCollins Illustrations Illustrations Author Charles Bukowski We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:119258568;
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