Charles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowski (born Heinrich Karl Bukowski; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer.
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 Charles Bukowski in 1988 | |
| Born | Heinrich Karl Bukowski August 16, 1920 Andernach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Died | March 9, 1994 (aged 73) San Pedro, Los Angeles, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, poet, short story writer, columnist |
| Nationality | German-American |
| Literary movement | Dirty realism,[1][2] Transgressive fiction[3] |
His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles.[4] His work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. He died of leukemia.
Charles Bukowski Media
Bukowski's birthplace at Aktienstrasse, Andernach
5124 DeLongpre Avenue, Los Angeles, now Bukowski Court, where Bukowski resided from 1963 to 1972
Henry Charles Bukowski Jr.'s grave in Green Hills Memorial Park
Related pages
References
- ↑ Dobozy, Tamas (2001). "In the Country of Contradiction the Hypocrite is King: Defining Dirty Realism in Charles Bukowski's Factotum". Modern Fiction Studies. 47: 43–68. doi:10.1353/mfs.2001.0002. S2CID 170828985.
- ↑ "Charles Bukowski (criticism)". Enotes.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
- ↑ Nast, Condé (7 March 2005). "The Transgressive Thrills of Charles Bukowski". The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/03/14/smashed.
- ↑ "Charles Bukowski Essay - 783 Words | Bartleby". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
Other websites
- Timeline of Bukowski's life and publications Archived 2011-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Profile and poems at Poetry Foundation.org
- Profile and poems at Poets.org
- "Hanging with Bukowski at the Gotlieb Center". BU Today. Boston University 26 March 2009 Archived 29 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Guide to the Charles Bukowski Manuscript. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.
- "Bukowski Comes to Wormwood" Archived 2014-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, The Wormwood Review 1985
- "Mickey Rourke plays a tough barfly" Archived 2013-02-13 at the Wayback Machine. Interview with Bukowski 10 February 1987. Chicago Sun Times
- 13 August 2000 Bukowski profile (audio, 11 mins) NPR.
- "Smashed:The pulp poetry of Charles Bukowski" by Adam Kirsch at The New Yorker 14-03-2005
- HarperCollins profile, timeline and resources Archived 2013-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Charles Bukowski on IMDb
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