Bukowski, Charles
Overview
| Works: | 1,566 works in 5,943 publications in 32 languages and 57,403 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Poetry Psychological fiction Records and correspondence Autobiographical fiction Biography Short stories Detective and mystery fiction Literature Film adaptations |
| Roles: | Author, Author of screenplay, Performer, Author of introduction, Interviewee, Illustrator, Bibliographic antecedent, Creator, Editor, Other, Inscriber, Contributor, Narrator, Actor, Scenarist, Dedicatee, Signer, Adapter, Lyricist, Honoree, Originator |
| Classifications: | PS3552.U4, 811.54 |
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Most widely held works about
Charles Bukowski
- Charles Bukowski : locked in the arms of a crazy life by Howard Sounes( Book )
- Charles Bukowski by Gaylord Brewer( Book )
- Run with the hunted : a Charles Bukowski reader by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- On writing by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- The captain is out to lunch and the sailors have taken over the ship by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Betting on the muse : poems & stories by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Factotum by Bent Hamer( Visual )
- Hank : the life of Charles Bukowski by Neeli Cherkovski( Book )
- Bukowski and the Beats : a commentary on the Beat Generation by Jean-François Duval( Book )
- Screams from the balcony : selected letters, 1960-1970 by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Shakespeare never did this by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Charles Bukowski by Barry Miles( Book )
- Against the American dream : essays on Charles Bukowski by Russell Harrison( Book )
- Notes of a dirty old man by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Charles Bukowski, king of the underground : from obscurity to literary icon by Abel Debritto( Book )
- More notes of a dirty old man : the uncollected columns by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Drinking with Bukowski : recollections of the poet laureate of Skid Row( Book )
- Reach for the sun : selected letters, 1978-1994, volume 3 by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Living on luck : selected letters, 1960s-1970s, volume 2 by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Beerspit night and cursing : the correspondence of Charles Bukowski and Sheri Martinelli, 1960-1967 by Charles Bukowski( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Charles Bukowski
Post office : a novel by
Charles Bukowski(
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276 editions published between 1970 and 2017 in 20 languages and held by 2,009 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
By middle age, Henry Chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life to the U.S. Postal Service. In a world where his three true, bitter pleasures are women, booze, and racetrack betting, he somehow drags his hangover out of bed every morning to lug waterlogged mailbags up mud-soaked mountains, outsmart vicious guard dogs, and pray to survive the day-to-day trials of sadistic bosses and certifiable co-workers
276 editions published between 1970 and 2017 in 20 languages and held by 2,009 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
By middle age, Henry Chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life to the U.S. Postal Service. In a world where his three true, bitter pleasures are women, booze, and racetrack betting, he somehow drags his hangover out of bed every morning to lug waterlogged mailbags up mud-soaked mountains, outsmart vicious guard dogs, and pray to survive the day-to-day trials of sadistic bosses and certifiable co-workers
Ham on rye : a novel by
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210 editions published between 1982 and 2017 in 18 languages and held by 1,854 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A down-and-out writer recalls his childhood, schooling, and the years leading up to World War II
210 editions published between 1982 and 2017 in 18 languages and held by 1,854 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A down-and-out writer recalls his childhood, schooling, and the years leading up to World War II
Factotum by
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229 editions published between 1975 and 2017 in 23 languages and held by 1,467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Synopsis: 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 but never badly enough to keep a job. His day-to-day existence spirals into an endless litany of pathetic whores, sordid rooms, dreary embraces, and drunken brawls, as he makes his bitter, brilliant way from one drink to the next. Charles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. Factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski
229 editions published between 1975 and 2017 in 23 languages and held by 1,467 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Synopsis: 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 but never badly enough to keep a job. His day-to-day existence spirals into an endless litany of pathetic whores, sordid rooms, dreary embraces, and drunken brawls, as he makes his bitter, brilliant way from one drink to the next. Charles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. Factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski
Women by
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236 editions published between 1978 and 2018 in 16 languages and held by 1,424 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tells the story of an ugly old man who has gone unloved for too long, but a change comes over him as he begins more and more relationships with women
236 editions published between 1978 and 2018 in 16 languages and held by 1,424 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tells the story of an ugly old man who has gone unloved for too long, but a change comes over him as he begins more and more relationships with women
Pulp by
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134 editions published between 1900 and 2016 in 18 languages and held by 1,184 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A takeoff on private eye novels by the author of Ham on Rye. In Los Angeles, PI Nick Belane is hired by Lady Death to find out if the man she spotted in a bookstore is the dead French writer, Celine, or an impersonator. The assignment leads Belane to many bars, many fights and many beautiful women
134 editions published between 1900 and 2016 in 18 languages and held by 1,184 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A takeoff on private eye novels by the author of Ham on Rye. In Los Angeles, PI Nick Belane is hired by Lady Death to find out if the man she spotted in a bookstore is the dead French writer, Celine, or an impersonator. The assignment leads Belane to many bars, many fights and many beautiful women
Hollywood : a novel by
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138 editions published between 1989 and 2019 in 23 languages and held by 1,149 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hank and his wife, Sarah, agree to write a screenplay, and encounter the strange world of the movie industry
138 editions published between 1989 and 2019 in 23 languages and held by 1,149 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hank and his wife, Sarah, agree to write a screenplay, and encounter the strange world of the movie industry
The pleasures of the damned : poems, 1951-1993 by
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25 editions published between 2007 and 2018 in English and held by 1,090 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To his legions of fans, Charles Bukowski was- - and remains- - a counterculture icon. A hard- drinking wild man of literature, a stubborn outsider to the poetry world, he struck a chord with generations of readers, writing raw, tough poetry about booze, work, and women, that spoke to his fans as "real" and, like the work of the Beats, even dangerous
25 editions published between 2007 and 2018 in English and held by 1,090 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
To his legions of fans, Charles Bukowski was- - and remains- - a counterculture icon. A hard- drinking wild man of literature, a stubborn outsider to the poetry world, he struck a chord with generations of readers, writing raw, tough poetry about booze, work, and women, that spoke to his fans as "real" and, like the work of the Beats, even dangerous
Burning in water, drowning in flame by
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61 editions published between 1974 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 913 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume collects poetry from the author's previous books, as well as new work. Includes "It Catches My Heart in Its Hands (Poems 1955-1963)", "Crucifix in a Deathhand (Poems 1963-1965)", "At Terror Street and Agony Way (Poems 1965-1968)", and "Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame (Poems 1972-1973)"
61 editions published between 1974 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 913 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume collects poetry from the author's previous books, as well as new work. Includes "It Catches My Heart in Its Hands (Poems 1955-1963)", "Crucifix in a Deathhand (Poems 1963-1965)", "At Terror Street and Agony Way (Poems 1965-1968)", and "Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame (Poems 1972-1973)"
Love is a dog from hell : poems, 1974-1977 by
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47 editions published between 1977 and 2014 in English and held by 858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems rising from and returning to Bukowski's personal experiences reflect people, objects, places, and events of the external world, and reflects on them, on their way out and back
47 editions published between 1977 and 2014 in English and held by 858 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems rising from and returning to Bukowski's personal experiences reflect people, objects, places, and events of the external world, and reflects on them, on their way out and back
You get so alone at times that it just makes sense by
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41 editions published between 1986 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 819 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems deal with solitude, silence, artists, death, aging, friends, hard times, gambling, music, and genius
41 editions published between 1986 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 819 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems deal with solitude, silence, artists, death, aging, friends, hard times, gambling, music, and genius
Come on in! : new poems by
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15 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and held by 798 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents 123 previously unpublished poems from one of America's most influential and important poets
15 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and held by 798 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents 123 previously unpublished poems from one of America's most influential and important poets
Slouching toward Nirvana : new poems by
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8 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and held by 771 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Charles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. He was born in Andernach, Germany, to an American soldier father and a German mother in 1920, and brought to the United States at the age of three. He was raised in Los Angeles and lived there for fifty years. He published his first story in 1944 when he was twenty-four and began writing poetry at the age of thirty-five. He died in San Pedro, California, on March 9, 1994, at the age of seventy-three, shortly after completing his last novel, Pulp (1994)."--Jacket
8 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and held by 771 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Charles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. He was born in Andernach, Germany, to an American soldier father and a German mother in 1920, and brought to the United States at the age of three. He was raised in Los Angeles and lived there for fifty years. He published his first story in 1944 when he was twenty-four and began writing poetry at the age of thirty-five. He died in San Pedro, California, on March 9, 1994, at the age of seventy-three, shortly after completing his last novel, Pulp (1994)."--Jacket
The last night of the earth poems by
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32 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in English and Italian and held by 722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bukowski writes of the everyday things in life that we all take for granted. Being sick, receiving a fan letter, or sitting by your computer . It is all in there. Partially autobiographical, Each poem is like a mini story
32 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in English and Italian and held by 722 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bukowski writes of the everyday things in life that we all take for granted. Being sick, receiving a fan letter, or sitting by your computer . It is all in there. Partially autobiographical, Each poem is like a mini story
The days run away like wild horses over the hills by
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73 editions published between 1969 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of poems by contemporary American writer Charles Bukowski
73 editions published between 1969 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 702 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of poems by contemporary American writer Charles Bukowski
Sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way : new poems by
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13 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 693 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ecco releases a new book of unpublished poems from the late Charles Bukowski, one of America's best-known contemporary writers and its most influential andimitated poet
13 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 693 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ecco releases a new book of unpublished poems from the late Charles Bukowski, one of America's best-known contemporary writers and its most influential andimitated poet
Mockingbird wish me luck by
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52 editions published between 1972 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 683 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An American poet reflects on the alienation, frustration, and resentment of men trapped by societal dictates and conventions
52 editions published between 1972 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 683 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An American poet reflects on the alienation, frustration, and resentment of men trapped by societal dictates and conventions
Hot water music by
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128 editions published between 1983 and 2019 in 15 languages and held by 679 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of short stories by Charles Bukowski, published in 1983. The collection deals largely with: drinking, women, gambling, and writing. It is an important collection that establishes Bukowski's minimalist style and his thematic oeuvre
128 editions published between 1983 and 2019 in 15 languages and held by 679 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of short stories by Charles Bukowski, published in 1983. The collection deals largely with: drinking, women, gambling, and writing. It is an important collection that establishes Bukowski's minimalist style and his thematic oeuvre
The people look like flowers at last : new poems by
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17 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and held by 669 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Synopsis: the gas line is leaking, the bird is gone from the cage, the skyline is dotted with vultures; Benny finally got off the stuff and Betty now has a job as a waitress; and the chimney sweep was quite delicate as he giggled up through the soot. I walked miles through the city and recognized nothing as a giant claw ate at my stomach while the inside of my head felt airy as if I was about to go mad. it's not so much that nothing means anything but more than it keeps meaning nothing, there's no release, just gurus and self-appointed gods and hucksters. the more people say, the less there is to say. even the best books are dry sawdust.-from "fingernails; nostrils; shoelaces."
17 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and held by 669 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Synopsis: the gas line is leaking, the bird is gone from the cage, the skyline is dotted with vultures; Benny finally got off the stuff and Betty now has a job as a waitress; and the chimney sweep was quite delicate as he giggled up through the soot. I walked miles through the city and recognized nothing as a giant claw ate at my stomach while the inside of my head felt airy as if I was about to go mad. it's not so much that nothing means anything but more than it keeps meaning nothing, there's no release, just gurus and self-appointed gods and hucksters. the more people say, the less there is to say. even the best books are dry sawdust.-from "fingernails; nostrils; shoelaces."
Erections, ejaculations, exhibitions, and general tales of ordinary madness by
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222 editions published between 1972 and 2019 in 9 languages and held by 665 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Verhalen over de zelfkant van Los Angeles
222 editions published between 1972 and 2019 in 9 languages and held by 665 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Verhalen over de zelfkant van Los Angeles
Bone palace ballet : new poems by
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22 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a collection of 175 previously unpublished works by Bukowski. It contains yarns about his childhood in the Depression and his early literary passions, his apprentice days as a hard-drinking, starving poetic aspirant, and his later years when he looks back at fate with defiance
22 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a collection of 175 previously unpublished works by Bukowski. It contains yarns about his childhood in the Depression and his early literary passions, his apprentice days as a hard-drinking, starving poetic aspirant, and his later years when he looks back at fate with defiance
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Related Identities
- Martin, John 1930- Redactor Editor Author
- Black Sparrow Press
- Debritto, Abel Translator Compiler Author Editor Redactor
- Calonne, David Stephen 1953- Author of introduction Author Editor Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Compiler Redactor
- Sounes, Howard 1965- Author of introduction Author
- Cooney, Seamus Author of introduction Other Author Editor
- Crumb, R. Illustrator
- Brewer, Gaylord 1965- Author
- Young, Noel Printer
- Cherkovski, Neeli Author of introduction Interviewee Author
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Alcoholics American fiction American poetry Americans Authors Authors, American Authors and publishers Authorship Beat generation Bukowski, Charles California California--Los Angeles California--Los Angeles--Hollywood California--Palm Springs Creative writing Despair Domestic fiction Drifters Europe Fathers and sons Intellectual life Literature and society Little magazines Manners and customs Man-woman relationships Martinelli, Sheri Motion picture industry National characteristics, American, in literature Nomads Occupations Part-time employment Poetry Poetry, Modern Poetry--Male authors Poets, American Postal service Postal service--Employees Pound, Ezra, Private investigators Psychological fiction Relations with women Short stories Short stories, American Skid row Subculture Teenage boys Travel United States Women artists Women publishers
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Alternative Names
Bokowski, Charles, 1920-1994
Bubowski, Charles 1920-1994
Buk
BUK 1920-1994
Bukovski, Čarle 1920-1994
Bukovski, Čarls
Bukovski, Čarls 1920-1994
Bukovski , Carl'z
Bukovski, Čarlz 1920-1994
Bukovski, Charlʹz
Bukovski, Charlʹz 1920-1994
Bukovskis Č.
Bukovskis Čarlzas
Bukovskis, Čārlzs 1920-1994
Bukowski
Bukowski, Čarls, 1920-1994
Bukowski, Ch 1920-1994
Bukowski Charles
Bukowski, Charles 1920-1994
Bukowski, Hank
Bukowski, Heinrich Karl
Bukowski, Heinrich Karl 1920-1994
Bukowski, Henry Charles
Bukowski, Henry Charles 1920-1994
Bukowski-Weissner, .. 1920-1994
Bukowskis Charlesas
Būkūfskī, Šārlz, 1920-1994
Būkūfskī, Tšārlz, 1920-1994
Çarlz Bukovski
Čārlzs Bukovskis amerikāņu dzejnieks un rakstnieks
Carolus Bukowski
Charles Bukowski American writer
Charles Bukowski americký spisovateľ
Charles Bukowski amerykański poeta i powieściopisarz
Charles Bukowski Duits acteur
Charles Bukowski Düütscher Schauspeler
Charles Bukowski écrivain américain
Charles Bukowski escriptor estatunidenc
Charles Bukowski escritor estadounidense
Charles Bukowski escritor y poeta estadounidense
Charles Bukowski pemeran laki-laki asal Amerika Serikat
Charles Bukowski poeta e scrittore statunitense
Charles Bukowski scriitor american
Charles Bukowski US-amerikanischer Dichter und Schriftsteller
Charles Bukowski usona verkisto
Charles Bukowski yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija
Chinaski, Henry.
Weissner Karl
Τσαρλς Μπουκόφσκι
Буковсkи, Чарльз
Буковски Ч.
Буковски Ч. 1920-1994
Буковски Чарлз
Буковски Чарльз
Буковски, Чарльз, 1920-1994
Буковский, Чарльз
Чарлз Буковски
Чарлз Буковскі
Чарлз Буковскі американський поет, романіст, новеліст
Чарлс Буковски
Чарльз Буковски
Чарльз Буковски Америкалық әдебиетші
Чарльз Буковски Американский писатель
Чарльз Букоўскі
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בוקובסקי, צ׳רלס
בוקובסקי, צ׳רלס. הורוביץ, אדם. בן כנען, איתמר
בוקובסקי, צ׳רלס. וייס, הדס
בוקובסקי, צ׳רלס. לבנת, מאירה
בוקובסקי, צ'רלס
צ'ארלס בוקובסקי
צ'ארלס בוקובסקי משורר אמריקאי
بوکفسکي، چارلز.
تشارلز بوكوفسكي
تشارلز بوكوفسكي كاتب أمريكي
چارلز بوکوسکی
چارلز بوکوفسکی
چارلز بوکووسکی
چارڵز بوکۆڤسکی
ਚਾਰਲਸ ਬੂਕੋਵਸਕੀ
చార్లెస్ బుకౌస్కి అమెరికా రచయితా
ชาร์ลส์ บูเคาว์สกี
ჩარლზ ბუკოვსკი
부카우스키, 찰스 1920-1994
부코스키, 찰스 1920-1994
부코우스키, 찰스 1920-1994
부코프스키, 찰스 1920-1994
찰스 부코스키
チャールズ・ブコウスキー
ブコウスキー, チャールズ
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