Charles Bukowski

By Barry Miles

Book Overview

'Fear makes me a writer, fear and a lack of confidence' Charles Bukowski chronicled the seedy underside of the city in which he spent most of his life, Los Angeles. His heroes were the panhandlers and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852272716
• ISBN13: 9781852272715
• Release Date: July 2005
• Publisher: Virgin Books
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

The Best Bukowski biography

Barry Miles has covered a lot of ground in his life. Someone should wrtie a book about him. But when it comes to Bukowski I am in a strange position. I corresponded with him in a minor way. (He wrote me 20 times, I wrote him about 55) I own a bookstore in San Francisco where I've gotten to know many people whom Bukowski knew well. Neeli Cherkovski works down the street at New College. Harold Norse lives on my block and will...

A fresh look at a worn subject

With so many works on the life of Bukowski out there, I was skeptical about this new biography. However, I have read many other good bios by Miles, and was looking forward to this one. It did not leave me disappointed. The best way to get to know Bukowski is through his numerous autobiographical writings, but I enjoyed this independent take on his life. Unlike Cherkovski's biography of Buk, this book is written by someone...