Further Reading
Biography
Cherkovski, Neeli. Hank: The Life and Times of Charles Bukowski, New York: Random House, 1991, 337 pp.
Cherkovski is a widely published writer, critic, and editor. Drawing from numerous interviews with Bukowski and several of the author's friends, he provides a detailed portrait of the writer's life.
Criticism
Cherkovski, Neeli. "Notes on a Dirty Old Man." Whitman's Wild Children. Venice, CA: The Lapis Press, 1988: 1-38.
In his chapter on Bukowski, Cherkovski combines anecdotes of meetings with the author and criticism of his work.
Harrison, Russell. Against the American Dream: Essays on Charles Bukowski. Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press, 1994, 323 pp.
In the twelve chapters of his book, Harrison focuses in on various aspects of Bukowski's poetry and fiction.
Glover, David. "A Day at the Races: Gambling and Luck in Bukowski's Fiction." Review of Contemporary Fiction 5, No. 3 (Fall 1985): 32-33.
Glover examines Bukowski's use of luck as a counter-point to the implied fatalism of his writing.
Kessler, Stephen. "Notes on a Dirty Old Man." Review of Contemporary Fiction 5, No. 3 (Fall 1985): 60-63.
Kessler recounts his first personal encounter with Bukowski. He provides a view of the author that suggests that the compassionate, mellow person that many feel developed as the writer matured was under the gruff exterior all the time.
Madigan, Andrew J. "What Fame Is: Bukowski's Exploration of Self." Journal of American Studies Vol. 30, No. 3 (December 1996): 447-61.
Madigan explores the effect of fame on Bukowski by examining the author's treatment of the subject in his own writing.
Interviews
Penn, Sean. "Tough Guys Write Poetry." Interview Magazine XVII, No. 9 (September 1987): 94, 96, 98.
The interview provides a first-person account of Bukowski's opinions on a wide variety of topics.
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