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David Stephen Calonne - Charles Bukowski, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

Charles Bukowski

Av David Stephen Calonne

Del 46 i serien Critical Lives

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Born in Germany in 1920 and raised in the United States, the poet, short-story writer and novelist Charles Bukowski occupies a unique place in world literature. Bukowski’s prolific output sits at the confluence of a number of major literary, creative and intellectual traditions; this new interpretation of his life and work details the diverse fields that influenced him – a list that includes German philosophers (Nietzsche, Schopenhauer); Russian writers (Dostoevsky, Gorky); American poets (Whitman, Pound, the Beats); classical music; and the eighth-century Chinese poet Li Po.Also crucial to Bukowski’s development as a writer was his German-American heritage, and in this book David Stephen Calonne reveals this hybrid identity to be as critical to any understanding of Bukowski’s biography and oeuvre as his abusive childhood and discovery in adolescence of the ecstasy of alcohol. Exploring several little-known works of fiction and poetry dating from the early years of his career, his major works, including Post Office and Factotum, and the many volumes of poetry published with Black Sparrow Press, Calonne studies the numerous versions of Bukowski created by the writer himself and his followers.A concise yet comprehensive new account, Charles Bukowski will be of interest to those already fans of this influential figure and an invaluable introduction to those new to his work.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2012-08-01
  • Mått: 200 x 130 x 14 mm
  • Vikt: 352 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Serie: Critical Lives
  • Antal sidor: 224
  • Förlag: Reaktion Books
  • ISBN: 9781780230238
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David Stephen Calonne has taught and lectured at numerous universities, including Harvard and Oxford, and is the author and editor of numerous books, including William Saroyan: My Real Work is Being , Bebop Buddhist Ecstasy: Saroyan’s Influence on Kerouac and the Beats with an introduction by Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Charles Bukowski (Reaktion, 2012). He has edited several collections of Bukowski’s writings, including Portions from a Wine-Stained Notebook (2008), Absence of the Hero (2010) and More Notes of A Dirty Old Man (2011).

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David Stephen Calonne is a Bukowski scholar and this highly readable account informs and entertains without ever condescending . . . this is a very readable summary of his career and Calonne does not shy away from discussing Bukowskis self-mythologising. - Daily TelegraphCalonnes attention to detail is to be applauded . . . his work is outstanding. There isnt any excess here or filler. The fact that Calonne has written at length before about Bukowski, is steeped in him, shines through. He knows his stuff and we are the beneficiaries. - Beat SceneThe book as a whole moves at a brisk pace and is very readable. Full of fascinating detail and tantalising references it has taught me a lot about this remarkable literary outsider. - The GeneralistBoth Charles Bukowski and Allen Ginsberg use a no-nonsense, clear prose style to convey the biographical essentials of their subject, have many illustrations, relate the biographical life of the poets to their works directly, and have the enormous virtue of brevity . . . combined with their clarity and persistent relation of subject to poetic product, makes them ideal introductory texts. - Year&#39s Work in English StudiesCharles Bukowski by David Calonne is not just the best book on Charles Bukowskis writing, it is the ONLY one. - John Martin, founder of The Black Sparrow Press

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