"He loads his head full of coal and diamonds shoot out of his
finger tips. What a trick. The mole genius has left us with another
digest. It's a full house--read 'em and weep."--Tom Waits
After toiling in obscurity for years, Charles Bukowski suddenly
found fame in 1967 with his autobiographical newspaper column,
"Notes of a Dirty Old Man," and a book of that name in 1969. He
continued writing this column, in one form or another, through the
mid-1980s. "More Notes of a Dirty Old Man" gathers many uncollected
gems from the column's twenty-year run. Drawn from ephemeral
underground publications, these stories and essays haven't been
seen in decades, making "More" a valuable addition to Bukowski's
oeuvre. Filled with his usual obsessions--sex, booze,
gambling--"More" features Bukowski's offbeat insights into politics
and literature, his tortured, violent relationships with women, and
his lurid escapades on the poetry reading circuit. Highlighting his
versatility, the book ranges from thinly veiled autobiography to
purely fictional tales of dysfunctional suburbanites, disgraced
politicians, and down-and-out sports promoters, climaxing with a
long, hilarious adventure among French filmmakers, "My Friend the
Gambler," based on his experiences making the movie "Barfly." From
his lowly days at the post office through his later literary fame,
"More" follows the entire arc of Bukowski's colorful career.
Edited by Bukowski scholar David Stephen Calonne, "More Notes of
a Dirty Old Man" features an afterword outlining the history of the
column and its effect on the author's creative development.
Born in Andernach, Germany in 1920, Charles Bukowski came to
California at age three and spent most of his life in Los Angeles.
He died in San Pedro, California, on March 9, 1994.
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