Charles BukowskiFeatures
La Grande Bouffe & Tales of Ordinary MadnessLa Grande Bouffe and Tales of Ordinary Madness are products of a dark worldview. Neither offers solutions about how to improve a disintegrating society. [27 May 2009] Columns
The Hardest Work Imaginable: Bukowski’s Wine-Stained NotebookFear, one must understand, is the lubricant that keeps the wheels of human progress greased. Charles Bukowski understood this concept all too well. [14 November 2008] (more Deconstruction Zone) Bukowski: What Lies BeneathDuring the rare moments when Charles Bukowski's vulnerable side are shown, they manage to break through the "dirty old man" parody of himself that he had become. [7 October 2008] (more The Box Office Belletrist) Reviews
Sifting Through the Madness for the Word, the Line, the Way by Charles Bukowski'Regular people' can read and appreciate Bukowski. I doubt scholars will find a distinct identity in each successive volume of his posthumous work, but that doesn't seem terribly unusual to me. [12 February 2003] |
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