biography
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Bukowski, Charles (Henry)
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pronunciation:
[bookofskee]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1920–94)
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| biography:
| Poet, short-story writer, and novelist, born in Andernach, W Germany. He moved with his parents to the USA in 1922. An underground writer, his works include four novels, several collections of short stories, and many volumes of verse. A cult figure who did not achieve popular success, he had a sardonic sense of humour which is reflected in some of his titles, such as Play the Piano Drunk Like a Percussion Instrument until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit (1979). Among his other works is the autobiographical Confessions of a Man Insane Enough to Live with Beasts (1965). |
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