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Ultimate BUKOWSKI! --- or Nonconformity 101
Post Office: A NovelPost Office: A Novel by Charles Bukowski
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Buk's best novel. Funny and Raw and Real.
Ham on RyeHam on Rye by Charles Bukowski
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Buk's dark childhood. Forever the outsider.
WomenWomen by Charles Bukowski
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Buk + women = trouble
FactotumFactotum by Charles Bukowski
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Buk + work = unemployment
You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes SenseYou Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense by Charles Bukowski
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My favorite Buk poetry book.
The Last Night of the Earth PoemsThe Last Night of the Earth Poems by Charles Bukowski
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My second favorite Buk poetry book.
Play the Piano Drunk Like an Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a BitPlay the Piano Drunk Like an Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit by Charles Bukowski
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Elegant writing here...even academics must agree - could (and should) be taught in schools.
War All the TimeWar All the Time by Charles Bukowski
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Another cool Buk poetry collection.
Love Is a Dog from HellLove Is a Dog from Hell by Charles Bukowski
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Yet another dandy. About the women that enter and exit his life, as if through a revolving door.
South of No NorthSouth of No North by Charles Bukowski
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Great early collection, featuring earlier published chapbooks. In one story, he takes on Ernest Hemingway in a boxing match. The whole time Buk is smoking a fat cigar. Hilarious.
Notes of a Dirty Old ManNotes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski
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Best-of collection of his underground newspaper column that went by the same name.
Tales of Ordinary MadnessTales of Ordinary Madness by Charles Bukowski
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In the top 3 of his short story collections.
Hot Water MusicHot Water Music by Charles Bukowski
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Also in the top 3.
The Most Beautiful Woman in TownThe Most Beautiful Woman in Town by Charles Bukowski
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You got it -- the last of the top 3.
Ask the DustAsk the Dust by John Fante
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Best book from John Fante - Bukowski's mentor, of sorts.
The Losers ClubThe Losers Club by Richard Perez
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Bukowski-inspired poet tries to survive in New York City: and gets his arse kicked at every turn. This is one great book!
Bukowski for Beginners (Documentary Comic Book)Bukowski for Beginners (Documentary Comic Book) by Carlos Polimeni
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An introduction to Bukowski and his personal life view -- told in comic book form. Fun book. Perfect for the loo!
HostageHostage by Charles Bukowski
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Buk gives a wild reading here! In mad drunk form!
Howl and Other PoemsHowl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg
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Not Buk but great - Ginsberg's masterpiece - great CD.
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Modern Library)Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Modern Library) by Hunter S. Thompson
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A totally ballsy book! Fun, man! Kick out the jams!
One Flew Over the Cuckoos NestOne Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest by Ken Kesey
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Whenever I think of McMurphy -- Bukowski comes to mind. It's a great book and a great film! Bukowski liked both. Kerouac praised the book.
Windblown World: The Journals of Jack Kerouac 1947-1954Windblown World: The Journals of Jack Kerouac 1947-1954 by Jack Kerouac
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Everyone knows about On The Road -- but check out this cool new book, which contains Kerouac's early journals. He says things like: I know that I should never have been a writer.
HungerHunger by Hamsun Knut
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Bukowski always mentions this book. So does Henry Miller. It's a classic!
Journey to the End of the NightJourney to the End of the Night by Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Another book Bukowski mentioned often. Many references to it. Similar philosophy to Bukowski.
Barfly [DVD] [1987] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Barfly [DVD] [1987] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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Movie based on Bukowski, written by Bukowski. Hollywood is a novel about the making of this movie.