The life of Charles Bukowski-laureate of lowlife Los Angeles-a novelist and poet who wrote as he lived. This is the only biography of Bukowski written by a close friend and collaborator.
Neeli Cherkovski began a deep friendship with Bukowski in the 1960s while guzzling beer at wrestling matches or during quieter evenings discussing life and literature in Bukowski-s East Hollywood apartment. Over the decades, those hundreds of conversations took shape as this biography-now with a new preface, -This Thing Upon Me Is Not Death: Reflections on the Centennial of Charles Bukowski.-
Bukowski, author of Ham on Rye, Post Office, and other bestselling novels, short stories, and poetry collections only ever wanted to be a writer. Maybe that-s why Bukowski-s voice is so real and immediate that readers felt included in a conversation. -In his written work, he-s a hero, a fall guy, a comic character, a womanizing lush, a wise old dog,- biographer Neeli Cherkovsk
