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Charles Bukowski is the ultimate underground writer success story. Publisher John Martin gave him an allowance to quit his job at the post office and write a novel, Post Office, which became a huge success in Europe. Bukowski toured Europe with a personal paparazzo to document his journey, and... read more

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If you go in a bookstore now, one of those chain bookstores in the mall, that reminds you of the Gap, plastic muzak and coffee aroma piped in, you're likely to see several of Charles Bukowski's books, on the shelf, along with books by people who knew him, books about him, books by people who didn't know him, hadn't met him.

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  1. Jack L. Saunders (Author)
 

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