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I have been reading Bukowski's poetry and plan on buying a few of his books when our X-Mas bonus comes in... happy days!
Aside: When I was in highschool I had a sticker on my alto-sax case that read "Barfly." A couple of kids started calling me barf-lee. Mean kids <pout>.
Great post Starrwriter, I couldn't agree more - Bukowski is a genius. Post Office is probably one of the finest books I've ever read. He's the ultimate proof that brutal honesty is what makes great literature.
As for his comment "there ought to be a place for people without ambition", there is - it's called the civil service.
I noticed you are in public relations in the Royal Navy. As a former U.S. Air Force drone, I want you to know that you have my deepest sympathies.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zippy
Love is a dog from hell, You get so alone at times that it just makes sense, and Septugenarian stew are really good. ham on rye is my fav. novel of his.
His poetry is subsidiary with a good drink.
Ok, the posts in this thread managed to interest me. I have ordered a copy of Post Office, expected to be delivered by end of this month. Let's give it a shot :nod:
here's a link to some of his works.
Why buy when Post Office and most of Bukowski's other work is available free from your local public library? When I was younger, I practically educated myself in libraries. Now there seems to be an aversion to libraries. What's the deal -- too much disposable income?Quote:
Originally Posted by subterranean
Starr, I don't live in the "west" , there's no such thing as public library with books like Post Office in display. Not everyone as luck as you...
And no, I don't have too much disposable income. As a matter of fact, I have to save my lunch money in order to be able to buy those kinds of books you can freely borrow from your sophisticated library.
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Please excuse me, I'm not really in a very good mood now.
Sorry, I didn't know where you lived. (You might want to mention your home country in your profile.)Quote:
Originally Posted by subterranean
I found a great link to Charles Bukowski's FBI files. There's quite a lot of repitition, but a few good pieces from magazines he was writing for:
http://www.smog.net/writers/bukowski/fbi/
No problem.
Yes, good idea.
You might want to ask first in the future.
And yes, it's a good review on Bukowski you wrote there.
Cheers
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Originally Posted by starrwriter
I did it backwards. I read (almost) all of John Fante's work first--Ask The Dust, Dreams From Bunker Hill, The Road to Los Angeles, Wait Until Spring Bandini and The Brotherhood of the Grape. Then I started looking into Bukowski because he was so enthralled by Ask The Dust. I mean, Bukowski has never been out of my reading-choice league, I just never got around to him. My dinky, disorganized library has little to no Bukowski so I'm forced to purchase it, which is fine, but yet I never quite seem to get around to it...finances, forgetfulness, whatnot.
So does anybody have a quintessential starter book for Bukowski or should I just wing it?
And does anybody here read Fante??? :)
I started with "Factotum" and after I read all of Bukowski's books, I still thought it was his best.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandrine
I read "Ask The Dust," but I didn't think it was as good as Bukowski.
It actually was there last time I had looked...she was like one of the rare ones who had their true location there...I don't know when it changed and I am not implying that you should have known...Quote:
Originally Posted by starrwriter
No libraries there Subby??? Or no libraries that keep such books? I actually wonder if my local library has something like that...who knows, maybe it evoluted since the times I used to go there...I should go back there now that I dont have 'school' books to read anymore...
I think I read some Bukowski one, ages ago...I only vaguely remember alcohol and toilets, but if it's the book I'm thinking of and I remember who lent it to me, I must have been 13 or 14 years old...uhm...blurred memories... Who knows, maybe I'm not even talking of the right one. *sighs* I miss being a readaholic rather than an internetholic... :rolleyes:
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Many libraries here Koa, but most of them have same collections that you'd feel you're in the same place eventhough you have moved to the other . My college has good library, but the collection is only for registered students. As I'm working, I can only visit it on Saturday, but in Saturday it only opens until 12 PM. So there..
I could go to the national libary, but I'm to lazy to take the one hour travel by train. Well, maybe I'm just being spoiled. I mean they say no pain no gain...