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Charles Bukowski: Sunlight Here I Am: Interviews and Encounters 1963-1993 Paperback – January 1, 2003

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Cultural Writing. Thirty-four interviews and encounters chronicle the riseof Charles Bukowski. He speaks in his own voice about his writing and hislife, dutifully answering question after question.Included is his firstinterview in 1963 with the Literary Times of Chicago from his one-bedroomHollywood apartment, and his last--at poolside in San Pedro answering aGerman journalist in August 1993, seven months before his death at 73.Follow his journey from obscurity to fame in Europe and finally in Americaafter the success of the movie Barfly.

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Editor David Stephen Calonne, born in Los Angeles, received his B.A. from UCLA and his Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of William Saroyan: My Real Work is Being as well as The Colossus of Armenia: G.I. Gurdjieff and Henry Miller.

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Item Weight : 1.05 pounds
Paperback : 288 pages
ISBN-10 : 0941543374
ISBN-13 : 978-0941543378
Product Dimensions : 6.25 x 0.75 x 9.25 inches
Publisher : Sun Dog Press; 1st Edition (January 1, 2003)
Language: : English

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Robert Browning

Definitely one for the Bukowski fan...

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2006

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I would say this is not for the casual reader of Bukowski's poetry. This is for the deep fan who wants a little more of the man and what he was like. And like his poems, which I am a fan of, expect the vulgar, the gritty, the passion and the truth. I give it only 4 stars just for the repetitiveness at times - since it's mostly a collection of interviews taken from various magazines over the years, a lot of the same questions are asked of Bukowski with a lot of the same answers given. So that makes it a bit tiresome to read at times, but that is a very, very minor detail. There is still plenty of the wit, anger and pomposity and truth here that mark Mr. Bukowski as one of the major writers of the century.

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Kirk Alex

BUK IS BACK!

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2003

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Nice cover design and terrific photo of Bukowski on the cover. Sun Dog Press did a swell job here. Have read some of these interviews elsewhere and that's why I gave it four stars only--still, worth getting for your Buk collection. This is for the fans here. Almost brings him back from the other side. I have always known (as have so many other Buk readers) there was more to the guy than the beer-guzzling brawler persona he cultivated so well and fooled so many with. Read the interviews and you'll see what I'm getting at here.
The only thing that bugs me is that an acedemic was behind the "edited by" tag--since the Buk hated the type, etc. But what can you do? We'll take the book. Makes one feel good to have something new with Bukowski's name on the cover. Thanks, Sun Dog Press.

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Dok Yun

The book is great for the buk-fans and the street-philosophers

Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2015

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Charles Bukowski the man is somewhere between Hank Chinaski and Hank Moody. He appears to be more talkative and fun-loving than his fictional alter-ego, though just barely. The book is great for the buk-fans and the street-philosophers.

'Even drunk, I had a certain wit, a clownishness - and people tend to like a fool. They can study a fool and laugh at him, knowing deep inside that they're really seeing themselves, but without the risk of public exposure.'

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Jose Eustasio Rivera

great

Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2019

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great. my hero

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Gregg Taylor Banter author of Wolves and Wildflowers

This is a very good...

Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2012

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This is a very good collection because it has a chronology that is very accurate. The early nail spitting Bukowski lines up with the work of this early period , while the deeper ,mellower more serendipitous , later dated interviews, show the fascinating development of a great talent.I haven't seen.this in other Bukowski collections that I own. Enjoy .Thank You.

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AB90000

GREAT book. I've been reading Bukowski for more than ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2014

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GREAT book. I've been reading Bukowski for more than 20 years and thought I heard it all. This book is REALLY good.

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Minik

I like it

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2012

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I'm still not finished with this book. But amazing how he lays the line in spokrn form as well. He's well-spoken!

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Bukowski on Bukowski

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2004

Twenty-two of the 34 chapters in this book are interviews. The other chapters are pseudo-interviews --- profiles with Bukowski talking a lot, fill-in-the-blank questionnaires, and two excerpts from his books. All of it is worth reading.
In the early chapters, Bukowski is angry and a little unfocused. He seems smart, but he's not at his full strength yet. But by the third or fourth chapter, he's had his first novel published, a second one is done, and he's feeling good. Although Bukowski has a reputation for being a grim skid-row poet, in reality he had a great sense of humor and he was thankful for his success. As you read each interview, he becomes more and more aware of who he is and what he's doing. He remains impatient with dumb questions, but he doesn't bother to rant anymore.
By the later chapters, he makes it clear that he's avoiding the pitfalls of celebrity. This may seem like a contradiction for someone doing an interview, but it makes sense when you notice how rarely he gave interviews. (And how often each interview was for a friend who had supported him for years. Bukowski was loyal and did many interviews as favors for publishers of small magazines.) By the end, he's comfortable in his legacy.
For those who haven't read Bukowski before, you should start somewhere else . . . and then get back to this book. Try 'Women,' 'Ham on Rye,' 'War All the Time,' and 'The Night Torn Mad by Footsteps.' If you are an aspiring writer, this book will help a lot. Bukowski talks about his writing methods quite a bit in these interviews. His advice is specific (write at night, alone, with the radio on), and general (avoid other writers, don't go on book tours to promote your work).

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Lennard Grahn

Bukowski on Bukowski

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 27, 2013

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If Bukowski's writing wasn't confessional enough for you, here's a series of interviews with the man, revealing the innermost depths of his soul. Or maybe not...since Bukowski was not very fond of people in general, having them around asking him questions was seemingly not his favourite pastime. Which means he sometimes comes across as a gruff old crank while at other times he decides to be the good boy and play along, shedding some light on issues like how he does his writing, the sorry state of the world, etc, etc.
Bukowski comes out in his usual straight manner, actually saying very little that isn't known already if you read his books: he likes to get drunk and listen to classical music while writing, he considers writing to be very much like taking a dump...you just have to get it out (...) he detests: writers, poets, the movies, actors, film makers, New York, Mickey Mouse, etc, etc, etc.
An ok read if you are a die-hard Bukowski fan (like I am), and it's good to have these interviews from many different sources and spanning thirty years collected in a single volume, but if you really want to know about Bukowski: Read his books.

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Brian O'Mahony

Provodes Great exposure to Buks's thinking and good insights into the man

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2013

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I liked the range and variety of the interviews which highlighted the complex nature of the man and his views on the world and on being a writer. The spread of the interviews in one book was most gratifying for someone keen to know more about the man and what motivated him. I'm a Bukowski junkie having discovered him in a Dublin bookshop in the early 1980's when I was in a lost and lonely place.
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David Stephen Calone's recent works on Bukowski have done a great service to and extraordinary and cantankerous human being, and has gone a long way correcting the lack of critical analysis that Bukowski, WARTS AND ALL, RICHLY DESERVES.I strongly suggest anyone who wants a solid assessment of Buk should reas Calone's 2012 "Bukowski" published by Reaktion Press

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olie

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 1, 2014

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EXCELENT account of his wild life

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