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Charles Bukowski

On Writing

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  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted3 years ago
    His book Charles Bukowski, King of the Underground was published by Palgrave MacMillan.
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    or making a vicious attack on contemporary writers. Through it all, Bukowski remains the same
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    Stripped of all pretense, his letter writing becomes a crystal-clear snapshot of Bukowski’s mood at the tim
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    Spontaneity is also obvious in Bukowski’s correspondence. First thought, best thought, he seems to say in most letters
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted3 years ago
    To Bukowski, there was no difference. Letters were a vehicle to express who he was, no matter to whom he was writing.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted3 years ago
    Poetry, fiction, and correspondence fall into the very same category for Bukowski: art. He is equally intense when addressing people for the first time
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    Similarly, some of the letters read like stories, as if he were actually writing a well-developed short story
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted3 years ago
    It is as if Bukowski were writing poems in letter form—he repeatedly claims that letters are as important as poems.
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    Indeed, it’s Bukowski at his best: raw, witty, and deeply moving, taking no prisoners while delivering the goods.
  • Menna Abu Zahrahas quoted3 years ago
    Add to this rare material some of the most passionate letters Bukowski ever wrote, and this volume of correspondence is easily as compelling as any other of his collections.
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