First published 1977
In this collection of gritty, unflinching poems, Bukowski lays bare the bruising reality of love. From dive bars to cheap hotels, his narrators stagger through a world of drunken obsession, bitter rejection, and fleeting passion. Amid the pain, flashes of hard-won joy emerge - a shared smoke, a night's reprieve, a glimpse of grace. Through it all, Bukowski's signature voice, equal parts wounded and wise, guides us on a journey both poignant and primal.
Genres: 20th-century, american, adult-fiction, poetry
Vibes: emotionalatmospheric, intimate, primal
Tropes: fleeting-passion, wounded-and-wise
Period: 20th-Century
312 pages · Paperback · Ecco (An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers)
Content warnings: addiction, alcohol-abuse, explicit-sexual-content