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Charles Bukowski è uno scrittore fuori dal coro, un lupo solitario che non si è piegato alle regole di un sistema che ha sempre disprezzato. Proprio per questo la sua voce è unica, e i suoi racconti, le sue poesie, i suoi romanzi memorabili. In questa raccolta di testi inediti l’autore condivide con i lettori il suo pensiero sull’arte dello scrivere: impulso irrefrenabile, esigenza che non lascia scampo, unica cura al male di vivere, la scrittura non può essere un esercizio studiato a tavolino,né tantomeno un mestiere. I cultori del Vecchio Sporcaccione troveranno qui delle vere e proprie gemme disseminate nelle lettere che Bukowski ha scritto nel corso della sua vita agli editori, ai redattori delle riviste, agli amici e ai colleghi scrittori. Henry Miller, Lawrence Ferlinghetti e John Fante sono solo alcuni dei destinatari del suo originalissimo epistolario, impreziosito da schizzi e disegni. Brutale, crudo, ma anche commovente e ironico, Sulla scrittura dipinge un ritratto di Bukowski da una nuova e più intima prospettiva, mettendo in luce la spigolosa e complessa umanità di una delle più grandi icone americane.
- ISBN: 8823514975
- Casa Editrice: Guanda
- Pagine: 272
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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
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
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
There's been a bit of a struggle in reading of late, hence why the two (pretty big books) I started reading last month are both sitting at maybe 10% read, if that. Then, I decided to try On Writing , plod away on letter at a time. The thing about Charles Bukowski when you pinpoint it is that writing w Leggi tutto
Lackluster editing and wish they would have printed the full letters instead of fragments. Doesn't compare to the three volumes of letters released by Black Sparrow in the 90s, but nonetheless, Buk's 5-star voice, wisdom, humor, and honesty remain.
Superbly honest - Love this man not for the uninitiated
