Pleasures of the Damned

To his legions of fans, Charles Bukowski was—and remains—the quintessential counterculture icon. A hard-drinking wild man of literature and a stubborn outsider to the poetry world, he wrote unflinchingly about booze, work, and women, in raw, street-tough poems whose truth has struck a chord with generations of readers.

Edited by John Martin, the legendary publisher of Black Sparrow Press and a close friend of Bukowski's, The Pleasures of the Damned is a selection of the best works from Bukowski's long poetic career, including the last of his never-before-collected poems. Celebrating the full range of the poet's extraordinary and surprising sensibility, and his uncompromising linguistic brilliance, these poems cover a rich lifetime of experiences and speak to Bukowski's “immense intelligence, the caring heart that saw through the sham of our pretenses and had pity on our human condition” (New York Quarterly). The Pleasures of the Damned is an astonishing poetic treasure trove, essential reading for both longtime fans and those just discovering this unique and legendary American voice.

Pentru legiunile sale de fani, Charles Bukowski a fost - si ramane - icoana contraculturii prin excelenta. Un barbat salbatic de literatura si baiat intepenit in lumea poeziei, el a scris neclintit despre bautura, munca si femei, in poezii crude, dure ale strazii, al caror adevar a lovit generatiile de cititori. , legendarul editor al Black Sparrow Press si un apropiat al lui Bukowski, The Pleasures of the Damned este o selectie a celor mai bune lucrari din lunga cariera poetica a lui Bukowski, inclusiv ultima dintre poeziile sale niciodata culese pana acum.