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CHARLES BUKOWSKI (Germany, Andernach 1920-1994 / act: USA, California) |
Henry Charles Bukowski (born Heinrich Karl Bukowski; 16 August 1920 - 9 March 1994) was a German-born American poet, novelist and short story writer. Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories and six novels, eventually publishing over sixty books.Bukowski's writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles. It is marked by an emphasis on the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women and the drudgery of work. In 1986 Time called Bukowski a "laureate of American lowlife" [Pico Iyer, Celebrities Who Travel Well, Time, 16/06/1986]. Regarding Bukowski's enduring popular appeal, Adam Kirsch of The New Yorker wrote, "the secret of Bukowski's appeal… [is that] he combines the confessional poet's promise of intimacy with the larger-than-life aplomb of a pulp-fiction hero." [Adam Kirsch, Smashed, The New Yorker, 14/03/2005].
[Megakles Rogakos 12/2004]
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