To his legions of fans, Charles Bukowski was- - and remains- - a counterculture icon. A hard- drinking wild man of literature, a stubborn outsider to the poetry world, he struck a chord with generations of readers, writing raw, tough poetry about booze, work, and women, that spoke to his fans as "re
The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-1993
โ Scribed by Bukowski, Charles
- Book ID
- 107345626
- Publisher
- Harper Collins, Inc.
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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