Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life (Google eBook)

Howard Sounes

Grove Press, Dec 1, 2007 - Biography & Autobiography - 320 pages

A former postman and long-term alcoholic who did not become a full-time writer until middle age, Charles Bukowski was the author of autobiographical novels that captured the low life--including Post Office, Factotum, and Women--and made him a literary celebrity, with a major Hollywood film (Barfly) based on his life. Drawing on new interviews with virtually all of Bukowski's friends, family, and many lovers; unprecedented access to his private letters and unpublished writing; and commentary from Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Sean Penn, Mickey Rourke, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, R. Crumb, and Harry Dean Stanton, Howard Sounes has uncovered the extraordinary true story of the Dirty Old Man of American literature. Illustrated with drawings by Bukowski and over sixty photographs, Charles Bukowski is a must for Bukowski devotees and new readers alike. As the Los Angeles Times noted, "Bukowski is one of those writers people remember more for the legend than for the work....but, as Howard Sounes shows in this exhaustively researched biography, it wasn't the whole story."

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Review: Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life

User Review  - Jason Pastor - Goodreads

an absolute must read for fans of Bukowski. This biography will give you greater insight to his work. Highly recommended.

Review: Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life

User Review  - Cari - Goodreads

Solid and informative, Howard Sounes' biography of Bukowski gets the job done. You'll learn about the man, his experiences, his women, and his writing, but when the title utilizes the word "crazy ...

Contents

• THE BARFLY YEARS: 2
• DEATH WANTS MORE DEATH: 20
• CONVERSATIONS IN CHEAP ROOMS: 36
• FAMILY LIFE AT DE LONGPRE AVENUE: 49
• BLACK SPARROW AND THE SIXTIES: 62
• I: 101
• II: 111
• III: 122
• IV: 140
• V: 157
• VI: 173
• VII: 185

About the author

Howard Sounes was born in 1965. He is the author of five

Howard Sounes was born in 1965. He is the author of five works of nonfiction, published in thirteen languages, addresworks of nonfiction, published in thirteen languages, addressing diverse subjects. Each book is based on a huge amount osing diverse subjects. Each book is based on a huge amount of research and exclusive interviews conducted over a number f research and exclusive interviews conducted over a number of years, revealing a great deal of new information. Sounes'of years, revealing a great deal of new information. Sounes's recent books include a celebrated biography of the Americas recent books include a celebrated biography of the American poet Charles Bukowski and "Down the Highway: The Life of Bn poet Charles Bukowski and "Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan". Sounes lives in London. ob Dylan". Sounes lives in London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life
• Author: Howard Sounes
• Publisher: Grove Press, 2007
• ISBN: 0802199305, 9780802199300
• Length: 320 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Literary