On Writing

Sharp and moving reflections and ruminations on the artistry and craft of writing from one of our most iconoclastic, riveting, and celebrated masters.Charles Bukowski&;s stories, poems, and novels have left an enduring mark on our culture. In this collection of correspondence&;letters to publishers, editors, friends, and fellow writers&;the writer shares his insights on the art of creation.On Writing reveals an artist brutally frank about the drudgery of work and canny and uncompromising about the absurdities of life&;and of art. It illuminates the hard-edged, complex humanity of a true American legend and counterculture icon&;the &;laureate of American lowlife&; (Time)&;who stoically recorded society&;s downtrodden and depraved. It exposes an artist grounded in the visceral, whose work reverberates with his central ideal: &;Don't try.&;Piercing, poignant, and often hilarious, On Writing is filled not only with memorable lines but also with Bukowski&;s trademark toughness, leavened with moments of grace, pathos, and intimacy.

Charles Bukowski (Auteur) - Verschenen op 26/07/2016 bij Harper Collins Libri