Notes of a Dirty Old Man

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I don’t know if Bukowski is my style in general. Twenty years ago, I’d have loved it all. He was disgusting at times for sure. I don’t like poop references and Bukowski loved himself the scatological angle. The women stuff? A true misogynist? No, I didn’t get that feeling. He mentioned being “soft” as an insult to himself and others. Like he was always aware of what he should’ve been and how he wasn’t measuring up to those expectations. Drunk as a skunk, wishing for accidental suicide, how could such a guy be a great partner? All of his characters are equally grotesque. Was his writing self-therapy? Oh, I don’t know. It’s good, it’s gross, it’s INTERESTING. The Man Who Loved Elevators - https://bukowski.net/database/detail.php?w=5699&Title=notes-of-a-dirty-old-man

urn:lcp:notesofdirtyoldm00buko:lcpdf:9411d777-b2d6-4048-8e0e-36a5a9f261c9 Extramarc Columbia University Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier notesofdirtyoldm00buko Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9z05rm5f Invoice 11 Isbn 0872860744 I broke programming, (honestly it never worked too well on me), but I forgot to amend my overlooking of Bukowski. I found a copy of this book in the English language section of my local book shop so I thought I’d give it a try. Notes of a Dirty Old Man (1969) is a collection of underground newspaper columns written by Charles Bukowski for the Open City newspaper that were collated and published by Essex House in 1969. His short articles were marked by his trademark crude humor, as well as his attempts to present a "truthful" or objective viewpoint of various events in his life and his own subjective responses to those events. The series is currently published by City Lights Publishing Company but can also be found in Portions from a Wine-Stained Notebook, which is a collection of some of Bukowski's rare and obscure works. So, what I'm getting at is to expand on REKRAB's comment, they could have printed 28,000 copies, but it is completely possible that 95% of them were destroyed. That assumes that publishers/bookstores work the same in the UK. PDF / EPUB File Name: Notes_of_A_Dirty_Old_Man_-_Charles_Bukowski.pdf, Notes_of_A_Dirty_Old_Man_-_Charles_Bukowski.epub

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Have You Read Pirandello? - https://bukowski.net/database/detail.php?w=5674&Title=notes-of-a-dirty-old-man This one has a higher rating than Notes... and I have to say that I find that rather alarming too, because it means that people read the last one and then this more extreme one and found this the more rewarding. I’ve seen too many intellectuals lately, I get very tired of the precious intellects who must speak diamonds every time they open their mouths. I get tired of battling for each space of air for the mind. That’s why I stayed away from people for so long and now that I am meeting people I find that I must return to my cave. There are other things beside the mind. There are insects and palm trees and pepper shakers and I’ll have a pepper shaker in my cave. So laugh.” This book has reconfirmed for me the fact that Bukowski is best at this form of writing - short stories. His poetry can be very hit and miss at times but his short story prose is more often good than bad and sometimes exceptionally fascinating and quirky. I Love You, Albert - https://bukowski.net/database/detail.php?w=5688&Title=notes-of-a-dirty-old-man

Of course, that doesn't make any of his literal and figurative woman-bashing acceptable, but it's part of the entrance fee for reading this shit. there is only one place to write and that is ALONE at a typewriter…WHEN YOU LEAVE YOUR TYPEWRITER YOU LEAVE YOUR MACHINE GUN AND THE RATS COME POURING THROUGH. when Camus began giving speeches before the academies his writing died. Camus did not start as a speechmaker, he started as a writer; it was not an automobile accident that killed him.”I hadn't read any Bukowski in over a year so I thought it was about time that I carried on with my challenge which is to read everything that he's ever released. Notes of a Dirty Old Man (1969) is a collection of underground newspaper columns written by Charles Bukowski for the Open City newspaper that were collated and published by Essex House in 1969. His short articles were marked by his trademark crude humor, as well as his attempts to present a "truthful" or objective viewpoint of various events in his life and his own subjective responses to those events." Source: Wikipedia There is plenty of booze and debauchery in this collection. There were a few surprises here too, both good and bad. One good surprise was a short piece about Bukowski meeting Neal Cassady shortly before he died. It is well written, interesting and I think he does a nice summation of Cassady at the end of his life. He says that "Kerouac has written your other chapters". One disappointing surprise was Bukowski's opinion of Burroughs - "Burroughs is a very dull writer". He truly thinks Celine is the bee's knees. I have read some Celine and think he is a pretty good writer but terribly pessimistic and misanthropic - sounds right up Buk's lane huh? This isn't a review, it's just a long winded reminder to myself about what I've read as I have a habit of forgetting certain specifics of a book after reading it. If this serves as a catalyst towards anyone else reading it then that's cool, but I honestly couldn't really care either way.

It's A Dirty World - https://bukowski.net/database/detail.php?w=5615&Title=notes-of-a-dirty-old-man Regrettably this piece of apeshit does not add much to the value. History is filled with tales of men falling apart, finding only short-lasting pleasures in sex and drugs, and describing it in detail, as if anyone cared about yet another low-life writer.I am really surprised it got high rating, with some saying that it's not for the "faint heart". I think you need to be drunk to read this shit. Others were sad to me, such as a vivid recounting of how years of beatings and other abuse turns someone into a living but kind of mostly dead person. It’s an extremely personal look at his life. Alcohol, homelessness, bouncing around various places to live and taking menial jobs, abusive relationships that went both ways, these are the real life parts. Probably/hopefully exaggerated a bit but who really knows, people are crazy. Notes Of A Dirty Old Man is a compilation of columns and short stories that have been collected from Bukowski's early days when he was writing for Open City which was a free, leftist leaning magazine which had a politicalised agenda. Its main aim was to support and influence the non-conformist countercultures which were thriving throughout the 60's underground of America. 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

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. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2013-07-08 17:27:51 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA1117517 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City San Francisco Donor In addition to seeing the underbelly of America, Bukowski introduces readers to some of the greatest writers of his time in a personal and up close manner. His stories of drinking with Kerouac and other writers not only provide readers with insight into Bukowski's societal life, but also allow readers to see rare moments in the lives of other famous poets and authors. Further, it is through conversations with such authors that Bukowski really brings light to his true feelings about the world around him, and about his own existence. The people walk with such an indifference I begin to hate them, but then again I've never really been fond of anything."

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