Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Bukowski's writing was heavily influenced by the geography and atmosphere of his home city of Los Angeles, and 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. A prolific author, Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories, and six novels, eventually having over 60 books in print. In 1986 Time called Bukowski a "laureate of American lowlife."
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Poetry (poetic works by one author), Fiction, American poetry, Poetry, Fiction, general, Bukowski, charles, 1921-1994, American Authors, Los angeles (calif.), fiction, Alcoholics, American literature, Authors, correspondence, California, fiction, Correspondence, Fiction, short stories (single author), American Short stories, Authorship, Collected works (single author, multi-form), Social life and customs, American Poets, Authors, Authors, american, Hollywood (los angeles, calif.), fiction, Poets, biography, Beat generation, Beats (Persons)Places
United States, California, Los Angeles (Calif.), Los Angeles, Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), Europe, Germany (West), Palm Springs (Calif.), États-UnisID Numbers
- OLID: OL31084A
- GoodReads: 13275
- ISNI: 0000000114059853
- Integrated Authority File (GND): 11851735X
- IMDb: nm0001977
- Library of Congress Names: n79091866
- LibraryThing: bukowskicharles
- MusicBrainz: 1ad1c7db-cf3f-46c8-96e9-24be0a29e027
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV004032
- VIAF: 64002815
- Wikidata: Q76409
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q76409
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Alternative names
- Heinrich Karl Bukowski
- C. Bukowski
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| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
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