Notes of a Dirty Old Man by Charles Bukowski (PDF)

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A 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.”People come to my door—too many of them really—and knock to tell me Notes of a Dirty Old Man 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 . . .””Bukowski writes like a latter-day Celine, a wise fool talking straight from the gut about the futility and beauty of life . . .” —Publishers Weekly”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.comCharles 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 Pulp (Black Sparrow, 1994), Screams from the Balcony: Selected Letters 1960-1970 (1993), and The Last Night of the Earth Poems (1992). Other Bukowski books published by City Lights Publishers include More Notes of a Dirty Old Man, The Most Beautiful Woman in Town, Tales of Ordinary Madness, Portions from a Wine-Stained Notebook, and Absence of the Hero. He died of leukemia in San Pedro on March 9, 1994.

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Editorial Reviews: About the Author Charles Bukowski was born in Andernach, Germany in 1920 and brought to Los Angeles at age three. Using the city as a backdrop for his work, Bukowski wrote prolifically, publishing over fifty volumes of poetry and prose. He died in San Pedro, California on March 9, 1994. His books are widely translated and posthumous volumes continue to appear.

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⭐This is the one that made me think Bukowski wasn’t just another pretentious scruffy looking poet-writer. And the impression it made on me was inestimable. It was the same reaction I had when I read those other `notes’ from that other ‘sky, the man himself, Fyodor Dostoevsky.It was a shock to know that there were other people in the world who had thoughts like mine… that life was mixed, nothing was cut and dried, muddled, beauty was touched with horror, love was tainted with hate and other passions that would sometimes lead to actual murder and that it wasn’t that bull shown in the movies, society wasn’t as rational and good as I was told, that there was always something awful under the surface of things, that God could be dead, that I was full of contradictions and instincts which had the power to overtake me -and perhaps the whole of humanity was afflicted with the same inconsistent nature, that there seem to be no meaning to life (with or without religion) and the universe was a blind absurdity, everything shocked me, and on and on… but in the center of all this was the fact that I was living, that I had the ability to feel and the power to say no.The world seen through Bukowski’s eyes is a terrible and beautiful place at the same time. The whores, the drinking binges, the alley fights and the insanity of the man of the streets is a life lived at its most direct and extreme. It is life uncluttered by the niceties and civilities of the numbed life most of us, under the confines of comfy blankets, PC’s, cell phones, the latest fashions, million channel TV, etc., lead. It is a life I myself experienced for twenty five years, and at times it is still a preferable life to me than the desensitizing one I may live today. So in a sense Bukowski `celebrates’ life and not wholly -wholly- leaves us a portrait of self destruction and nihilism. This is a POSSIBLE life, he seems to say to me, this is a life I’ve lived and lived it the way I wanted -at least the way I saw fit for a man in my position: ugly, poor, abused, disenfranchised. And I agree.

⭐Pleasantly surprised, consists of short stories published in magazines in the earlier days of bukowskis writing

⭐Bukowski was truly a Legend! Yes a crazy wild man, and That is what made him so popular and unique.

⭐Not my favorite edition/printing… No big, still nice.

⭐I read The Most Beautiful Woman in Town. I really liked that particular short story. Bukowski is not really my thing.

⭐I loved these stories. They were raw, unedited, and completely free.The author wrote whatever he wanted at the moment, and the snippets from his life (true or not) showed a man who refused to conform to society or what others expected of him. I loved the freedom of it. I loved the honesty and rawness of it. For a misanthrope like me, this collection made me glad that there could be one human who truly did and felt and wrote only what was real and right for him and him alone at the moment. Loved it.

⭐New to this writer, and he did not disappoint. I would be lying if I said I understood all of it, but even that which was confusing or hard to follow was most of the time still entertaining. I was shocked a few times through the course of this book, but I suppose that is common with much of his material. Even though I was not of the era of which he writes in and about, I still got a good idea of the picture of which he painted with his words. Amusing, disgusting, saddening, mentally stimulating and erotically (albeit raunchy) exciting are all apt descriptions of this book, which I would recommend to anyone unfamiliar with his work.

⭐My introduction to Bukowski.He reminds me of the Beat Poets.He has plenty of life experience and he can show it off in his dark sense of humor.Although he could lighten up on his use of “dirty” words cause they no longer schock as they used to. Though the period in which he wrote was not as “enlightened” unfortunately as today.

⭐Bukowski will always offer an insight into what means to be a bum. A real one. From the way he writes to the crudeness of the scenes his attitude made me question everything I think I knew about what it means to be happy. Bukowski will always manage to give you a good awakening intellectual electrical shock.Don’t forget that for this price you won’t be getting a pretty looking format either – although that cheap formatting makes it even more Bukowski…

⭐I read most of his books in my late teens early 20ies and bought this for a friend’s 30th birthday,i could not resist the temptation and re read it before wrapping it away.it was good to remember how graphic,abrupt and realistic to the point of disgust his books were.a great read by one of the best dirty old men around.

⭐I love Hank. I love his style, I love his sense of humour. Notes of a Dirty Old Man is a collection that probably shouldn’t be coupled together but in doing so you almost create a conversational style of writing that allows you to get to know the man a little better than before.

⭐I guess you need to be in the right frame of mind to get the most out of this collection. Personally I prefer his more coherent works such as Post Office, Women, Ham on Rye…

⭐If you like Bukowski’s style of writing this will not disappoint: self-loathing and humour throughout, with well observed comments on individuals he meets.

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