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'A treat for existing fans and new readers alike.' --Preview
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'Exhaustive and very moving - a remarkable portrait of an American true-blue original.'
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'The first serious and thorough biography of Charles Bukowski.'
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'A generous, but never sycophantic, tribute to a deeply flawed genius ... Meticulous and absorbing.'
Product Description
Charles Bukowski, who died in 1994, became legendary for his semi-autobiographical books about low-life America. Classic novels like "Post Office" and "Women" made this one-time bum and alcoholic rich and famous. This is a biography of Bukowski, whose life was depicted in the film "Barfly".
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About the Author
Howard Sounes was born in England in 1965 and currently lives in London. He has worked as a newspaper journalist in Britain and abroad and is the author of Fred & Rose, the best-selling book about the lives and crimes of mass murderers Fred and Rosemary West.
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