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I opened this up in a bookshop, and it was like sticking my thumb into a power socket. A letter he wrote in 1963 to John William Corrington, I won't quote it, it's too long, but my heart was pounding and I could feel adrenaline prickling down my forearms. I carried it to the counter, still open, bou Leggi tutto

Η απόρριψη κάνει καλό στην ψυχή. Τώρα η ψυχή μου είναι ένα μουλάρι. Για πες ρε Θείε Τσαρλς, πως το κατάφερες αυτό να το κάνουμε και εμείς; Ενδιαφέρον ανάγνωσμα, πάντα καθηλωτικός Μπουκόφσκι. Διασκεδαστικό και συνάμα βαθύ. Χαοτικό, διασκεδαστικό με δόσεις σοφίας. Μου άρεσε πολύ και μου ξαναθύμισε πόσ Leggi tutto

This book is more than 200 pages of Bukowski's letters in which he writes to various people ( mostly editors of magazines ) about what a great writer he is and how all the other writers and poets are just frauds. It is great entertainment. And also very profound. I understood why Bukowski is a hero fo Leggi tutto

`Lo que trato de decir es que nadie es famoso ni bueno para siempre, eso es agua pasada. Tal vez te hagas famoso una vez muerto, pero lo que de veras importa es que mientras vivas tu magia destaque por encima de la confusión de la vida, y tiene que ser hoy o mañana, lo que ya has hecho no vale una p Leggi tutto

I read a lot of Buk in the 90s and had to take a very long break from the guy. I think it's time to go back to the old drunk. Like Byron, Bukowski's letters are as much, and often more, fun to read than his poems. They reveal a lot about the guy that both confirms and destroys his legend. Worth the

When I started 'On Writing' by Charles Bukowski, I was expecting something different, to be honest. I read years ago 'Henry Miller on Writing' that includes several essays about writing, creation, inspiration and even some advices on that craft given by Henry Miller. So I was expecting something sim Leggi tutto

Parte de la correspondencia de Charles Bukowski fue recopilada, ordenada cronológicamente y publicada bajo el nombre de "La enfermedad de escribir". Opinión: obra de muchísimo valor para los seguidores de Charles Bukowski ya que son cartas muy íntimas y que reflejan sus pensamientos más profundos res Leggi tutto

Great insight into the mind of Bukowski. I love how he wasn't afraid to point out that the "literary" world was a bunch of stuffy, boring, stiffs. In this book of letters and ramblings, Buk boasts a little and points out how most poets are focused on subtlety, which is usually boring. He also points Leggi tutto

به این درک رسیدم، شاید هم اشتباه باشه؛ ولی بوکوفسکی خوندن در حالت عادی خوبه، نه وقتی که شرایط زندگی ت به همون وضع میل پیدا کرده. اون موقع خوندن شون ذره ای لذت نداره. کامنت خاصی نمی تونم اضافه کنم. یه کتاب از کارهای بوکوفسکی بود که باید می خوندم. // Leggi tutto

This book was my introduction to Charles Bukowski. It contains a collection of letters, dated from 1945 to 1993, in which he talks about writing. This includes his own and other authors' publications as well as the process of writing itself. As a little bonus you get to see some of his quirky illust Leggi tutto