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Charles Bukowski

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Charles Bukowski

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Also known as Henry Charles Bukowski, Buk

German-American writer (1920–1994)

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Charles Bukowski, born Heinrich Karl Bukowski on 16 August 1920 in Andernach, was a German-born American writer, poet, screenwriter, and actor. He held citizenship in both Germany and the United States and was educated at Los Angeles High School and Los Angeles City College. Bukowski wrote in English and was associated with the movements of dirty realism, transgressive fiction, the Beat Generation, and Anti-poetry.

His notable works include Post Office, Factotum, Hollywood, and Ham on Rye. He was influenced by Albert Camus, Anton Chekhov, Antonin Artaud, and Conrad Aiken. Bukowski died of leukemia, a natural cause, on 9 March 1994 in San Pedro.

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Born
16 August 1920
Died
9 March 1994
Works
478

Top works

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  • Pulp
  • Memoires d'un vieux degueulasse

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Andernach, Germany

Henry Charles Bukowski was a German-American poet, novelist, and short-story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambiance of his home city of Los Angeles.

Known for

  • Daedalus — Sampled Interview (voice) (uncredited)2024
  • La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président — Self (archive footage)2022
  • On Life — Himself ( voice )2021
  • Love, He Said — Himself2018
  • On The Tragedies Of Ordinary Life — himself ( voice )2018
  • Charles Bukowski's Crappy Life2017
  • You Never Had It: An Evening With Bukowski — Himself2016
  • Charles Bukowski: There's Gonna Be a God Damn Riot in Here2008
  • Bukowski: The Last Straw2008
  • Il falso bugiardo — Self (archive footage)2008

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Official website

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Karl
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Andernach
Place of death
San Pedro
Occupation
diarist
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Movement
Anti-poetry
Official website
www.bukowski-gesellschaft.de
Image
CharlesBukowski-1.jpg
Number of children
2
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Commons category
Charles Bukowski
cause of death
leukemia
date of birth
1920-08-16
date of death
1994-03-09
topic's main category
Category:Charles Bukowski
manner of death
natural causes
Commons gallery
Charles Bukowski
influenced by
Sherwood Anderson
birth name
Heinrich Karl Bukowski
described by source
UbuWeb
name in native language
Charles Bukowski
start of work period
1940-00-00
writing language
English language
service retirement
1994-00-00
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2012 European Short Course Swimming Championships
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Encyclopedic overview

Henry Charles Bukowski (/buːˈkaʊski/ boo-KOW-skee; born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈkaʁl buˈkɔfski]; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his adopted home city of Los Angeles. Bukowski's work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work.

The FBI kept a file on him as a result of his column Notes of a Dirty Old Man in the underground newspaper Open City.

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