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312 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2022
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Charles Bukowski
865 books30.3k followersHenry Charles Bukowski (born as Heinrich Karl Bukowski) was a German-born American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles.It is marked by an emphasis on the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women and the drudgery of work. Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories and six novels, eventually publishing over sixty books
Charles Bukowski was the only child of an American soldier and a German mother. At the age of three, he came with his family to the United States and grew up in Los Angeles. He attended Los Angeles City College from 1939 to 1941, then left school and moved to New York City to become a writer. His lack of publishing success at this time caused him to give up writing in 1946 and spurred a ten-year stint of heavy drinking. After he developed a bleeding ulcer, he decided to take up writing again. He worked a wide range of jobs to support his writing, including dishwasher, truck driver and loader, mail carrier, guard, gas station attendant, stock boy, warehouse worker, shipping clerk, post office clerk, parking lot attendant, Red Cross orderly, and elevator operator. He also worked in a dog biscuit factory, a slaughterhouse, a cake and cookie factory, and he hung posters in New York City subways.
Bukowski published his first story when he was twenty-four and began writing poetry at the age of thirty-five. His first book of poetry was published in 1959; he went on to publish more than forty-five books of poetry and prose, including Pulp (1994), Screams from the Balcony (1993), and The Last Night of the Earth Poems (1992).
He died of leukemia in San Pedro on March 9, 1994.
Charles Bukowski was the only child of an American soldier and a German mother. At the age of three, he came with his family to the United States and grew up in Los Angeles. He attended Los Angeles City College from 1939 to 1941, then left school and moved to New York City to become a writer. His lack of publishing success at this time caused him to give up writing in 1946 and spurred a ten-year stint of heavy drinking. After he developed a bleeding ulcer, he decided to take up writing again. He worked a wide range of jobs to support his writing, including dishwasher, truck driver and loader, mail carrier, guard, gas station attendant, stock boy, warehouse worker, shipping clerk, post office clerk, parking lot attendant, Red Cross orderly, and elevator operator. He also worked in a dog biscuit factory, a slaughterhouse, a cake and cookie factory, and he hung posters in New York City subways.
Bukowski published his first story when he was twenty-four and began writing poetry at the age of thirty-five. His first book of poetry was published in 1959; he went on to publish more than forty-five books of poetry and prose, including Pulp (1994), Screams from the Balcony (1993), and The Last Night of the Earth Poems (1992).
He died of leukemia in San Pedro on March 9, 1994.
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April 13, 2026
Do sad sam čitala Bukowskog na engleskom i sad mi je bio prvi put u prijevodu. Moram priznati da je ovo stvarno vrsan prijevod i moj prvi Vojo Šindolić (koliko znam).
Bukowski je poznat po tome što je toliko jebeno kul. Ali nije kul zato što je pio cijeli život, čak ni zato što je napisao 60 knjiga (ili tako nešto), nego zato što je toliko autentičan. Jasno je da nitko ne bi mogao napisati te stihove osim njega. Taj ritam, ti stihovi duljine jedne riječi, te svakodnevne slike, cuga i žene i siromaštvo i bijeda. Sve je to on i zato je tako velik i tako poznat.
Volim što nikad ne zazire od smrti, smrt je, kako kaže, sveprisutna. Volim što raskrinkava svetost seksa i intimnosti. Volim što ne voli pozere i što je odbijao kupiti TV.
Bukowski je poznat po tome što je toliko jebeno kul. Ali nije kul zato što je pio cijeli život, čak ni zato što je napisao 60 knjiga (ili tako nešto), nego zato što je toliko autentičan. Jasno je da nitko ne bi mogao napisati te stihove osim njega. Taj ritam, ti stihovi duljine jedne riječi, te svakodnevne slike, cuga i žene i siromaštvo i bijeda. Sve je to on i zato je tako velik i tako poznat.
Volim što nikad ne zazire od smrti, smrt je, kako kaže, sveprisutna. Volim što raskrinkava svetost seksa i intimnosti. Volim što ne voli pozere i što je odbijao kupiti TV.
December 13, 2022
Što više drugih autora čitam, više shvaćam pravu veličinu Bukowskog ❤️
Knjiga objavljena kao prestižno izdanje. Ipak, namučio sam se ne bih li je izvadio iz pretjesne “košuljice” 😒
Knjiga objavljena kao prestižno izdanje. Ipak, namučio sam se ne bih li je izvadio iz pretjesne “košuljice” 😒
April 29, 2026
Bukowski mi najbolje sjedne kada dođem mrtav umoran s posla.
Obožavam ga.
Ova takozvana kutija za knjigu totalno nezgrapna i nepotrebna
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