I am interested in writing a critical biography of Bukowski

PaulMaherJr

PaulMaherJr

I am interested in writing a critical biography of Bukowski. Any thoughts on this? I plan on exploring more of his written output than the life, though I do realize that at most times the two are irrevocably entwined.

Thanks, Paul
 
mjp

mjp

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cirerita has researched and read every scrap of Bukowski's available work, so he'll probably have some insight for you. Bukowski's archives are kind of spread out; USC, Santa Barbara, somewhere in New Mexico or Arizona, a lot of Black Sparrow stuff in Canada...good luck. It's quite a mountain to climb.
 
PaulMaherJr

PaulMaherJr

Not sure of the approach as of yet . . . what HASN'T been done? That's one critereria for considering this project. I have a cpl of reputable publishers interested, but I do not want to tread on ground already trampled to death by others.
 
R

riverrat

cirerita
methinks you have come upon the topic!
perhaps more will be (is) written about bukowski than he himself had written - such is the case with shakespeare - why not bukowski? each in their time wrote of the mood - the political sway - the things which flat pissed them off!
bukowski flipped the bird - showed them the 'bow finger' and loudly farted as he exited stage left...budwiser in hand...mumbling to himself in a hamlet like delivery...
he always left me laughing - at myself - at 'us' - or some segmented bit of society...

peace
rrat
 
PaulMaherJr

PaulMaherJr

Humor may VERY WILL BE a good starting point for critical biography.
It is the only reading that has made me laugh out loud.
 
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