The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-1993 Paperback - 2008
by Bukowski, Charles
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- Title The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-1993
- Author Bukowski, Charles
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Condition New
- Pages 576
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Ecco Press, New York
- Date 2008-12-02
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52GZZZ00HID3_ns
- ISBN 9780061228445 / 0061228443
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 1.4 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 3.56 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1950-1999
- Holiday: Valentine's Day
- Dewey Decimal Code 811.54
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From the rear cover
To his legions of fans, Charles Bukowski was--and remains--the quintessential counterculture icon. A hard-drinking wild man of literature and a stubborn outsider to the poetry world, he wrote unflinchingly about booze, work, and women, in raw, street-tough poems whose truth has struck a chord with generations of readers.
Edited by John Martin, the legendary publisher of Black Sparrow Press and a close friend of Bukowski's, The Pleasures of the Damned is a selection of the best works from Bukowski's long poetic career, including the last of his never-before-collected poems. Celebrating the full range of the poet's extra-ordinary and surprising sensibility, and his uncompromising linguistic brilliance, these poems cover a rich lifetime of experiences and speak to Bukowski's "immense intelligence, the caring heart that saw through the sham of our pretenses and had pity on our human condition" (The New York Quarterly). The Pleasures of the Damned is an astonishing poetic treasure trove, essential reading for both longtime fans and those just discovering this unique and legendary American voice.
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- New York Times Book Review, 01/11/2009, Page 20