Charles Bukowski is a famous name in the sphere of American Literature. He is an influential poet and novelist who spent most of his life in Los Angeles. The author was much influenced by his home city Los Angeles. The contemporary authors are highly influenced with the works by Charles Bukowski. He has penned many poems, short stories and novels. He is well known as the poet laureate of Skid Row.
Early Life of Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski was born on 16th August in the year 1920 in Andernach, Germany. His mother is a ntive German and his father was a German-American. Charles Bukowski was christened as Heinrich Karl Bukowski. When German economy collapsed after World War I Charles Bukowski's family moved to America in Baltimore and later after saving some money the moved to a suburb of Los Angeles. He graduated from Los Angeles High School and went to Los Angeles City College. Studying here Charles Bukowski had a short term association with a group of Nazis. Due to this association he was arrested by FBI agents and was held in prison for 17days on suspicion of draft evasion.
Charles Bukowski as a writer
Charles Bukowski began his writing career at the age of 24 with the short story Aftermath of a Lengthy Rejection Slip. He also wrote many short stories and later quited writing for a decade. Later when he suffered from a bleeding ulcer an was hospitalized he again took up writing. He got married to writer and poet Barbara Frye and two years later they got divorced. After his divorce Charles Bukowski again began to write poetry and resumed his drinking habit.
Works by Charles Bukowski
His works include thousands of poems, six novels and hundreds of short stories. Most of his works earned critical applause. Some of hi s works include Notes of a Dirty Old Man, Women, Factotum, There's No Business, A Love poem, Scarlet, Going Modern, the Wedding, Alone in a Time of Armies and the Genius of the Crowd. Many of his works were adapted on television broadcasting and films.
Alcoholism and Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski was fond of alcohol and was well known for his habit of drinking. His divorce with eminent writer and poet Barbara Frye lead him to drinking and later he became an iconic drinker. There were several taverns an bars opened bearing his name. His quotations are used as the decoration of many of these bars too.
Charles Bukowski is a familiar name in the American Literary history. His works and poems have influenced many contemporary authors.
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