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1. Charles Bukowski

Screams from the Balcony

Screams from the Balcony is a collection of letters chronicling Charles Bukowski's life as he tries to get published and work at a postal office, all while drinking and gambling.

Glasnost, Perestroika, and the Socialist Community

Although there is an abundance of scholarly inquiry into the effects on the Soviet socialist system of the historic reforms under Gorbachev's administration, relatively little attention has been paid to the impact these reforms might have on socialism outside the Soviet Union.

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On Drinking

The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcohol. Charles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer’s best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed “dirty old man,” Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some of his darkest moments as well as some of his most joyful and illuminating. In On Drinking, Bukowski expert Abel Debritto has collected the writer’s most profound, funny, and memorable work on his ups and downs with the hard stuff—a topic that allowed Bukowski to explore some of life’s most pressing questions. Through drink, Bukowski is able to be alone, to be with people, to be a poet, a lover, and a friend—though often at great cost. As Bukowski writes in a poem simply titled “drinking”: “for me / it was or / is / a manner of / dying / with boots on / and gun / smoking and a / symphony music background.” On Drinking is a powerful testament to the pleasures and miseries of a life in drink, and a window into the soul of one of our most beloved and enduring writers.

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Quello che importa è grattarmi sotto le ascelle. Fernanda Pivano intervista Charles Bukowski

Fernanda Pivano incontra Charles Bukowski e lo fa parlare, quasi a ruota libera. Ne esce un ritratto incisivo di uomo e di artista. Precedute da una biografia dell'autore, la Pivano pone le sue domande, oscillando tra le questioni fondamentali e le piccole cose che fanno la vita di tutti i giorni.

1. Charles , Bukowski

On Drinking

The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcohol Charles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer's best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed "dirty old man," Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some of his darkest moments as well as some of his most joyful and inspired. In On Drinking, Bukowski expert Abel Debritto has collected the writer's most profound, funny, and memorable work on his ups and downs with the hard stuff-a topic that allowed Bukowski to explore some of life's most pressing questions. Through drink, Bukowski is able to be alone, to be with people, to be a poet, a lover, and a friend-though often at great cost. As Bukowski writes in a poem simply titled "Drinking,": "for me/it was or/is/a manner of/dying/with boots on/and gun/smoking and a/symphony music background." On Drinking is a powerful testament to the pleasures and miseries of a life in drink, and a window into the soul of one of our most beloved and enduring writers.   This career-spanning collection reveals Bukowski’s world in his own words: Unfiltered Poems and Prose: See the world through Bukowski’s eyes in pieces that treat alcohol as both muse and destructive force.Gritty Realism: Experience the raw, unapologetic voice of a self-proclaimed "dirty old man" chronicling a life of bar fights, cheap rooms, and creative fire.Candid Letters and Interviews: Go behind the scenes with Bukowski as he discusses his writing process, his influences, and the role drinking played in his art.Iconic American Literature: A testament to the pleasures and miseries of a life in drink, this collection is an essential window into the soul of an enduring counter-culture legend.

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Il sole bacia i belli. Interviste, incontri, insulti

"Molti dicono che Charles Bukowski non esista. Una leggenda metropolitana, che dura ormai da anni, afferma che tutte le poesie turbolente da lui firmate in realtà siano state scritte da una vecchia scorbutica dall'ascella cespugliosa." Così scriveva nel marzo 1963 un giornalista del "Literary Times" di Chicago. Poeta di culto in molti ambienti underground, Bukowski era ancora ben lontano dalla fama mondiale che avrebbe raggiunto in seguito. Quel giornalista non solo scoprì che Charles Bukowski esisteva davvero. Ma verificò di persona che le sue poesie non mentivano, e così i suoi romanzi e racconti. Lo scrittore era davvero parente stretto del personaggio cinico, vitale e sporcaccione che i suoi lettori stavano imparando ad amare. E mentre i decenni passavano e cresceva il seguito di questo poeta alcolizzato, sempre più giornalisti andavano a trovarlo, ascoltavano i suoi racconti, annotavano le sue riflessioni veggenti e stralunate. Questo libro raccoglie i migliori pezzi giornalistici (e non) in cui la viva voce di Bukowski parla di sé. A partire da quella primissima intervista, realizzata cinquant'anni fa in una delle sue proverbiali, maleodoranti stanzette hollywoodiane, per arrivare all'ultima chiacchierata, concessa a bordo piscina nella sua villa di San Pedro, pochi mesi prima di morire.