Charles Bukowski
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Charles Bukowski was a German-American writer (1920–1994) known for his gritty, autobiographical literary work. He remains a significant figure in American literature for his unflinching depictions of working-class life, poverty, and urban experience.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 16 August 1920
- Died
- 9 March 1994
- Works
- 478
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- Das ist Alles
- Keshe-atah meḥakeh la-shaḥar she-yizḥal kemo porets derekh ha- ṿilon la-ḳaḥat lekha et ha-ḥayim
- מה יגידו השכנים
- Pulp
- Memoires d'un vieux degueulasse
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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
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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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