Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski in 1988
Born	Heinrich Karl Bukowski (1920-08-16)August 16, 1920 Andernach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Died	March 9, 1994(1994-03-09) (aged 73) San Pedro, Los Angeles, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist, poet, short story writer, columnist
Nationality	German-American
Literary movement	Dirty realism,[1][2] Transgressive fiction[3]

Henry Charles Bukowski (born Heinrich Karl Bukowski; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer.

His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles.^[4] His work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. He died of leukemia.

1. ↑ Dobozy, Tamas (2001). "In the Country of Contradiction the Hypocrite is King: Defining Dirty Realism in Charles Bukowski's Factotum". Modern Fiction Studies. 47: 43–68. doi:10.1353/mfs.2001.0002. S2CID 170828985.
2. ↑ "Charles Bukowski (criticism)". Enotes.com. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
3. ↑ Nast, Condé (7 March 2005). "The Transgressive Thrills of Charles Bukowski". The New Yorker.
4. ↑ "Charles Bukowski Essay - 783 Words | Bartleby". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.