On Writing

A collection of previously unpublished letters from America's cult icon on the art of writing. Charles Bukowski was one of our most iconoclastic, raw and riveting writers, one whose stories, poems and novels have left an enduring mark on our culture. On Writing collects Bukowski's reflections and ruminations on the craft he dedicated his life to. Piercing, unsentimental and often hilarious, On Writing is filled not only with memorable lines but also with the author's trademark toughness, leavened with moments of grace, pathos and intimacy. In the previously unpublished letters to editors, friends and fellow writers collected here, Bukowski is brutally frank about the drudgery of work and uncompromising when it comes to the absurdities of life and of art.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Bukowski
• Assisted by: Abe Debritto (Editor), Abel Debritto (Editor), Debritto Abel (Editor)
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 04.08.2016
• EAN: 9781782117247
• ISBN: 978-1-78211-724-7
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 14 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Biography and non-fiction prose, Diaries, letters and journals