Sometimes fame comes to writers only after death, and this is exactly what happened in the case of Charles Bukowski. Eccentric, leading a marginal lifestyle, always drunk and often boorish, he was at the same time an extremely erudite person. In his works, it is his merciless honesty that appeals to others as well as to himself.
Charles Bukowski was of German descent. The main love of his life the writer considered alcohol. For the first time having tried it in his youth, Bukowski constantly drank throughout his life. All Bukowski novels are autobiographical, and their main character, Henry Chinaski, is the writer’s alter ego. In childhood, the future writer had constant conflicts with his family, especially with his father, which left its mark on his character. In his youth, Charles suffered from acne, disfiguring his appearance. The behavior of Bukowski often bordered on open aggression. At the same time, he loved animals very much and openly hated those who showed cruelty to them. Bukowski mentioned in his books that there were so many fights in his life that he could not even remember them all. Strong physique and bold character often involved the writer in all sorts of trouble. Nevertheless, he never had any serious problems with the law.
For several years, Bukowski was an employee in the post office. The events that occurred during this stage of his life formed the basis of his work “Post Office”. Since almost all the works of this writer abound in obscene vocabulary, books for his authorship are usually published with the note “18+”. The first expensive acquisition in the life of Bukowski was a typewriter, with which he never parted, and which he considered his main value. Works Bukowski three times filmed. In the film adaptation of the book “Pyan” the main role was played by Mickey Rourke. Also in 2014, a biopic was filmed about the difficult youth of the writer.
Contemporaries described Bukowski as a man of powerful physique, often arrogant and daring, untidy-looking and constantly drunk. Charles Bukowski was a big fan of classical Russian literature, reading the works of, for example, Leo Tolstoy. Favorite composer of the writer was Tchaikovsky, whose works he listened to throughout his life. Bukowski has never been ambitious. Interrupting casual earnings and grunt work, he spent all his free time writing his books, and all the money spent on food and alcohol.
