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Inspired by D.H. Lawrence, Chekhov and Hemingway, Bukowski's writing is passionate, extreme and has attracted a cult following, while his life was as weird and wild as the tales he wrote. This collection of short stories gives an insight into the dark, dangerous lowlife of Los Angeles that Bukowski inhabited. From prostitutes to classical music, Bukowski ingeniously mixes h Inspired by D.H. Lawrence, Chekhov and Hemingway, Bukowski's writing is passionate, extreme and has attracted a cult following, while his life was as weird and wild as the tales he wrote. This collection of short stories gives an insight into the dark, dangerous lowlife of Los Angeles that Bukowski inhabited.
From prostitutes to classical music, Bukowski ingeniously mixes high and low culture in his 'tales of ordinary madness'. These are angry yet tender, humorous and haunting portrayals of life in the underbelly of Los Angeles. Bukowski is in the form of his life here.
Every single story hits you hard. Most of them aren't more than 5 pages long. But the impact is tremendous. Basically Bukowski has just one story. That of the down and out, hard drinking and alienated vagabond who spews out some incredible social commentary. There are some gems like the one about guys with clean kitchens.
And this wonderful line '.doldrums of mechanical people in a mechanical act, trying to tickle their cement souls back into life wi Bukowski is in the form of his life here. Every single story hits you hard. Most of them aren't more than 5 pages long. But the impact is tremendous. Basically Bukowski has just one story. That of the down and out, hard drinking and alienated vagabond who spews out some incredible social commentary. There are some gems like the one about guys with clean kitchens.
And this wonderful line '.doldrums of mechanical people in a mechanical act, trying to tickle their cement souls back into life with a spurt of come'. That line pretty much nails what is wrong with most writers, actors, musicians and other artists these days. There is some hilarious criticism of Norman Mailer: 'Somebody puts a book by Norman Mailer on me.
Christians and Cannibals. God, he just writes on and on. There's no force, no humor. I don't understand it. Manual Canon Faxphone B95.
Just a pushing out of the word, any word, anything, is this what happens to the famous? Think how lucky we are'.:):):) And there is some severe criticism of dull poets like William Shakespeare. But there is never a dull moment in any of these stories.
They are relentlessly pessimistic and viciously funny and they all make you want to quit your job or runaway from home. Which is what great literature should make you want to do. This was one of those rare books that made me laugh out loud, with my heart; and yet behind these funny moments a grim reality was lurking underneath. The first time I saw Bukowski's photo, for a moment I thought he was the prolific Greek poet Yannis Ritsos and then I realised he was not. But beside the beard and the long wavy hair and their prolific writing careers they don't seem to share anything else. Ritsos is more lyrical more benign in his writing. Bukowski is more straightforward, with an This was one of those rare books that made me laugh out loud, with my heart; and yet behind these funny moments a grim reality was lurking underneath.