Charles Bukowski

by Michael Gray Baughan, Gaylord Brewer

The Great Writers series explores the lives of some of the most talked about literary figures of the past half-century. A favorite of students for his poetry of raw angst and rebellion, Bukowski revolutionised contemporary literature with his anti- establishment methodology. Ages 15+.

136 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2004

About the author

Michael Gray Baughan hails from Philly, dwells in Richmond, and writes dark, weird fiction from somewhere else. His first collection is The Ana Log & Other Anomalies. His work is featured or forthcoming in Chthonic Matter Quarterly, at Pseudopod, Hypnos, The Audient Void, and in a number of anthologies, including Monsters of Any Kind, Richmond Macabre, Surreal South '13, No Rest for the Wicked, Remapping Richmond's Hallowed Ground, Richmond Macabre, Vol. II, and a limited edition book/art project by Chuck Scalin called Body of Evidence. While working under contract with an academic publisher, he has also researched and written six books of biography and literary criticism, including Charles Bukowski.

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bukowski was a trip, and this is expertly researched. Disclosure: my bro wrote this.

[Julia Rossina · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a great reading. I really enjoyed the book.

[Brian Pappas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great introductory series on writers and poets.

[Rena Sherwood · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a short and sometimes dry look at the life of Charles Bukowski. It left me with a lot more questions than answers. For example, I want to know the story behind all of the poems Bukowski left behind when he died. How did he decide what went into that pile? How did he leave them? Directions in his will? Discovered accidentally in a closet after his death? WHAT?



I think I'll skip reading any more Bukowski bios and just stick with reading the man's writing. That tells us more than a biography ever could. I read this as an accompaniment to the Bukowski bio-pic Born This Way which was more thorough and entertaining than this book. Ah, well.

[Tanner Castleberry · Rating 3 out of 5]

i liked this book because it gave a great visual image on how charles grew up. Also it gives a great visual image on how he was raised. The problem i had with this book was that it was a slow paced book and i'm not a very patient person so that didn't work well for me. i would recommend this book for people who have patience. This book will be hard for you if you're one of those people who want the exciting stuff to happen right off the bat. This book gave me a inspiration and has a great theme behind the story.