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Charles Bukowski

Notes of a Dirty Old Man Paperback – January 1, 2001

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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.com

Charles 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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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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Item Weight : 9.5 ounces
Paperback : 204 pages
ISBN-10 : 0872860744
ISBN-13 : 978-0872860742
Product Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.6 x 8 inches
Publisher : City Lights Publishers; 2nd revised Edition (January 1, 2001)
Language: : English

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Good read.

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020

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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.

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Austin Jayhawk

Love this guy!

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2016

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Bukowski is not fit for human consumption. I would not recommend him to any of my friends save the sickest, most depraved among them. To say he is a misanthrope would be a euphemistic compliment to this degenerate. And so in my list of all time favorite authors it would have to go Irvine Welsh, Charles Bukowski and Kurt Vonnegut. One of my favorite lines in this collection of pieces written for a struggling Los Angeles rag was, "If I'm intelligent at all I'll stay out of the woman game. But it's difficult. I had four perfect years of solitude and then one knocked on the door."

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Lake Photo

Waste. If I could return it, I would

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2019

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I read about 40 pages into the book and found it trite, unpunctuated, and nothing even implying a dirty old man.

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Matthew Butler

Good Read

Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2019

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Funny stuff

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Stephanie Magdiel

Love it!

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2020

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Classic Bukowski! Another great book to add to my collection!

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Indianapoet

Better than advertised

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2019

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Bought used and would swear it was new. Good buy

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Franco

just perfect!

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2016

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the great Charles Bukowski, can never get enought of him.

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nobody

Raw. Brutally honest. Doesn't give a sh*t

Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2018

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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.

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Luis Vela

The irreverent Bukowski

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 8, 2016

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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...

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Dave

My Favourite O.D.B

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2014

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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.

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Johnny Be Bad

Liked It

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 4, 2019

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Liked it, but not as good as Post Office

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petros

great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 6, 2013

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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.

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Katy

Not as enjoyable as others...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2016

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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...

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Jerome

A classic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 10, 2019

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Good book

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Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2020

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I love that book

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James Brewster

Excellent

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2019

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Excellent

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Jane N.

reading book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2015

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I ordered the book on line and it arrived 3 days later. It was well packagedf and un damaged.
The book was a gift to my son and he has told me that he is very happy with it

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CLIVE EVANS

EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2018

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Haven't had the chance to read all these purchases yet - but exactly what I wanted. Thanks!

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Jordan Carter

One for your collection

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2017

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Some interesting pieces by bukowski, a bit everywhere but nevertheless; bukowski. Inserts from his life, poetry, narratives from Chinaski. A great insight to the new and old fans alike

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R. Kemp

A great variety of his columns

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2017

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More from the bottle-swigging bard, A great variety of his columns.

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THE REV

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2016

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cracking book you dirty old man.lol

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present

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 7, 2015

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bought as present

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2015

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Bukowski cheers me up.

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