{"product_id":"notes-of-a-dirty-old-man-9780872860742","title":"Notes of a Dirty Old Man","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA compilation of Charles Bukowski's underground articles from his column \"Notes of a Dirty Old Man\" appears here in book form. Bukowski's reasoning for self-describing himself as a 'dirty old man' rings true in this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"People come to my door—too many of them really—and knock to tell me \u003ci\u003eNotes of a Dirty Old Man\u003c\/i\u003e turns them on. A bum off the road brings in a gypsy and his wife and we talk . . . . drink half the night. A long distance operator from Newburgh, N.Y. sends me money. She wants me to give up drinking beer and to eat well. I hear from a madman who calls himself 'King Arthur' and lives on Vine Street in Hollywood and wants to help me write my column. A doctor comes to my door: 'I read your column and think I can help you. I used to be a psychiatrist.' I send him away . . .\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bukowski writes like a latter-day Celine, a wise fool talking straight from the gut about the futility and beauty of life . . .\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"These disjointed stories gives us a glimpse into the brilliant and highly disturbed mind of a man who will drink anything, hump anything and say anything without the slightest tinge of embarassment, shame or remorse. It's actually pretty hard not to like the guy after reading a few of these semi-ranting short stories.\" —Greg Davidson, curiculummag.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharles Bukowski was born in Andernach, Germany on August 16, 1920, the only child of an American soldier and a German mother. Bukowski published his first story when he was twenty-four and began writing poetry at the age of thirty-five. His first book of poetry was published in 1959; he went on to publish more than forty-five books of poetry and prose, including \u003ci\u003ePulp\u003c\/i\u003e (Black Sparrow, 1994), \u003ci\u003eScreams from the Balcony: Selected Letters 1960-1970\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eThe Last Night of the Earth Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (1992). Other Bukowski books published by City Lights Publishers include \u003ci\u003eMore Notes of a Dirty Old Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Beautiful Woman in Town\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTales of Ordinary Madness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePortions from a Wine-Stained Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAbsence of the Hero. \u003c\/i\u003eHe died of leukemia in San Pedro on March 9, 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Charles Bukowski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42956771033206,"sku":"9780872860742","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_82a2b59a-912c-48e8-a814-411700a0c9ff.jpg?v=1767716504","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/notes-of-a-dirty-old-man-9780872860742","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}