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This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing.

Journals, with illustrations by Robert Crumb. Raw, iconoclastic, by turns rueful and hilarious, these last journals by Charles Bukowski have found their perfect match: the brilliant, outrageous comic art of Robert Crumb who has provided a portrait of the author plus twelve striking full-page drawings illustrating select passages from the text. Beginning in August 1991, these journals alternate between generous accounts of his gambling jaunts and the...

Comprehensive documentary of Charles Bukowski (1920-1994) - international celebrity, poet, novelist and underground cult icon.

"Charles Bukowski's stories, poems, and novels have left an enduring mark on our culture. In this collection of correspondence--letters to publishers, editors, friends, and fellow writers--the writer shares his insights on the art of creation." --

"This classic biography, originally published as Hank: The Life of Charles Bukowski (Random House, 1991), is the only one written by a close friend and collaborator. For Bukowski's legion of readers, this book is the closest they'll come to meeting the man himself-and that's an unforgettable encounter no one should miss. Now in a new edition, revised from the perspective of Bukowski's centennial year, Cherkovski shares intimate stories from his decades...