Bukowski, Charles
Overview
| Works: | 791 works in 4,713 publications in 30 languages and 51,528 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Poetry Records and correspondence Fictional autobiographies Psychological fiction Short stories Literature Drama Film adaptations Diaries |
| Roles: | Author, Author of screenplay, Performer, Author of introduction, Creator, Illustrator, Interviewee, Editor, Bibliographic antecedent, Other, Inscriber, Narrator, Contributor, Scenarist, Signer, Dedicatee, Actor, Adapter, Honoree, Lyricist, Originator |
| Classifications: | PS3552.U4, 813.54 |
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Most widely held works about
Charles Bukowski
- Charles Bukowski by Gaylord Brewer( Book )
- Run with the hunted : a Charles Bukowski reader by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- On writing by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Factotum by Bent Hamer( Visual )
- Betting on the muse : poems & stories by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- The captain is out to lunch and the sailors have taken over the ship by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Hank : the life of Charles Bukowski by Neeli Cherkovski( Book )
- Screams from the balcony : selected letters, 1960-1970 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 )
- 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 )
- Beerspit night and cursing : the correspondence of Charles Bukowski and Sheri Martinelli, 1960-1967 by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Reach for the sun : selected letters, 1978-1994, volume 3 by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Shakespeare never did this by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Charles Bukowski, king of the underground : from obscurity to literary icon by Abel Debritto( Book )
- Living on luck : selected letters, 1960s-1970s, volume 2 by Charles Bukowski( Book )
- Bukowski : a life by Neeli Cherkovski( Book )
- Charles Bukowski by Michael Gray Baughan( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Charles Bukowski
Post office : a novel by
Charles Bukowski(
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250 editions published between 1970 and 2016 in 20 languages and held by 1,904 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
250 editions published between 1970 and 2016 in 20 languages and held by 1,904 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
Charles Bukowski(
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192 editions published between 1982 and 2017 in 17 languages and held by 1,716 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A down-and-out writer recalls his childhood, schooling, and the years leading up to World War II
192 editions published between 1982 and 2017 in 17 languages and held by 1,716 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A down-and-out writer recalls his childhood, schooling, and the years leading up to World War II
Factotum by
Charles Bukowski(
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217 editions published between 1975 and 2016 in 22 languages and held by 1,409 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
217 editions published between 1975 and 2016 in 22 languages and held by 1,409 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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226 editions published between 1978 and 2016 in 16 languages and held by 1,371 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. Low-life writer and alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. Now, at the age of 50, he is living the life of a rock star, running 300 hangovers a year and a sex life that would cripple Casanova. This follow-up to "Post Office" and "Factotum" is an uncompromising account of life on the edge
226 editions published between 1978 and 2016 in 16 languages and held by 1,371 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. Low-life writer and alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. Now, at the age of 50, he is living the life of a rock star, running 300 hangovers a year and a sex life that would cripple Casanova. This follow-up to "Post Office" and "Factotum" is an uncompromising account of life on the edge
Hollywood : a novel by
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143 editions published between 1989 and 2017 in 23 languages and held by 1,146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hank and his wife, Sarah, agree to write a screenplay, and encounter the strange world of the movie industry
143 editions published between 1989 and 2017 in 23 languages and held by 1,146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hank and his wife, Sarah, agree to write a screenplay, and encounter the strange world of the movie industry
Pulp by
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125 editions published between 1900 and 2016 in 17 languages and held by 1,122 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
125 editions published between 1900 and 2016 in 17 languages and held by 1,122 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
The pleasures of the damned : poems, 1951-1993 by
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18 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and held by 1,021 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
18 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and held by 1,021 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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56 editions published between 1974 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 846 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame is poetry full of gambling, drinking and women. Charles Bukowski writes realistically about the seedy underbelly of life." --Publisher's description
56 editions published between 1974 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 846 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Burning in Water, Drowning in Flame is poetry full of gambling, drinking and women. Charles Bukowski writes realistically about the seedy underbelly of life." --Publisher's description
Come on in! : new poems by
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17 editions published between 2006 and 2014 in English and held by 765 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents 123 previously unpublished poems from one of America's most influential and important poets
17 editions published between 2006 and 2014 in English and held by 765 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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9 editions published between 2005 and 2014 in English and held by 754 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
9 editions published between 2005 and 2014 in English and held by 754 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
Love is a dog from hell : poems, 1974-1977 by
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41 editions published between 1977 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 735 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
41 editions published between 1977 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 735 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
Sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way : new poems by
Charles Bukowski(
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13 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 690 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 690 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
You get so alone at times that it just makes sense by
Charles Bukowski(
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37 editions published between 1986 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 676 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems deal with solitude, silence, artists, death, aging, friends, hard times, gambling, music, and genius
37 editions published between 1986 and 2011 in 4 languages and held by 676 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems deal with solitude, silence, artists, death, aging, friends, hard times, gambling, music, and genius
The days run away like wild horses over the hills by
Charles Bukowski(
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71 editions published between 1969 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of poems by contemporary American writer Charles Bukowski
71 editions published between 1969 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 646 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A collection of poems by contemporary American writer Charles Bukowski
The last night of the earth poems by
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31 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 641 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a collection of poems that deal with writing, death and immortality, literature, city life, illness, war, and the past
31 editions published between 1992 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 641 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a collection of poems that deal with writing, death and immortality, literature, city life, illness, war, and the past
Hot water music by
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110 editions published between 1983 and 2014 in 12 languages and held by 639 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
110 editions published between 1983 and 2014 in 12 languages and held by 639 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
Charles Bukowski(
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13 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and held by 639 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."
13 editions published between 2007 and 2014 in English and held by 639 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."
The flash of lightning behind the mountain : new poems by
Charles Bukowski(
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10 editions published between 2004 and 2014 in English and held by 616 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents 143 new poems from one of America's greatest modern writers and most influential poets
10 editions published between 2004 and 2014 in English and held by 616 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents 143 new poems from one of America's greatest modern writers and most influential poets
Mockingbird wish me luck by
Charles Bukowski(
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49 editions published between 1972 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 576 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An American poet reflects on the alienation, frustration, and resentment of men trapped by societal dictates and conventions
49 editions published between 1972 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 576 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An American poet reflects on the alienation, frustration, and resentment of men trapped by societal dictates and conventions
Bone palace ballet : new poems by
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19 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 574 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
19 editions published between 1997 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 574 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- Author Editor
- Black Sparrow Press
- Debritto, Abel Contributor Author Editor
- Calonne, David Stephen 1953- Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Author of introduction Author Editor
- Cooney, Seamus Author of introduction Other Author Editor
- Brewer, Gaylord 1965- Author
- Young, Noel Printer
- Crumb, R. Illustrator
- Schroeder, Barbet Performer Producer Director Film editor Author Editor
- 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 Broadsides Bukowski, Charles California California--Los Angeles California--Los Angeles--Hollywood California--Palm Springs Creative writing Drifters Europe Fathers and sons Humorous stories 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 Subculture Teenage boys Travel United States Women Women artists Women publishers Young men
Alternative Names
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, Čārlzs 1920-1994
Bukowski
Bukowski, Ch 1920-1994
Bukowski Charles
Bukowski, Charles 1920-1994
Bukowski, Heinrich Karl
Bukowski, Heinrich Karl 1920-1994
Bukowski, Henry Charles
Bukowski, Henry Charles 1920-1994
Bukowski-Weissner, .. 1920-1994
Būkūfskī, Šārlz, 1920-1994
Būkūfskī, Tšārlz, 1920-1994
Çarlz Bukovski
Čārlzs Bukovskis amerikāņu dzejnieks un rakstnieks
Carolus Bukowski
Charles Bukowski American writer
Charles Bukowski amerykański poeta i powieściopisarz
Charles Bukowski Duits acteur
Charles Bukowski écrivain américain
Charles Bukowski escriptor estatunidenc
Charles Bukowski escritor estadounidense
Charles Bukowski escritor y poeta estadounidense
Charles Bukowski poeta e scrittore statunitense
Charles Bukowski US-amerikanischer Dichter und Schriftsteller
Charles Bukowski yhdysvaltalainen kirjailija
Chinaski, Henry.
Τσαρλς Μπουκόφσκι
Буковсkи, Чарльз
Буковски Ч
Буковски Ч. 1920-1994
Буковски, Чарльз
Буковски, Чарльз, 1920-1994
Буковский, Чарльз
Чарлз Буковски
Чарлз Буковскі
Чарлз Буковскі американський поет, романіст, новеліст
Чарлс Буковски
Чарльз Буковски
Чарльз Букоўскі
Չարլզ Բուկովսկի
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 שחקן אמריקאי
بوکفسکي، چارلز
تشارلز بوكوفسكي
تشارلز بوكوفسكي كاتب أمريكي
چارلز بوکوسکی
چارلز بوکوفسکی
چارڵز بوکۆڤسکی
ਚਾਰਲਸ ਬੂਕੋਵਸਕੀ
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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