{"product_id":"9780802199300","title":"Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A lively portrait of American literature’s ‘Dirty Old Man’.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A former postman and long-term alcoholic who did not become a full-time writer until middle age, Charles Bukowski was the author of autobiographical novels that captured the low life—including \u003ci\u003ePost Office\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFactotum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWomen\u003c\/i\u003e—and made him a literary celebrity, with a major Hollywood film (\u003ci\u003eBarfly\u003c\/i\u003e) based on his life. Drawing on new interviews with virtually all of Bukowski’s friends, family, and many lovers; unprecedented access to his private letters and unpublished writing; and commentary from Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Sean Penn, Mickey Rourke, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, R. Crumb, and Harry Dean Stanton, Howard Sounes has uncovered the extraordinary true story of the Dirty Old Man of American literature. Illustrated with drawings by Bukowski and over sixty photographs, \u003ci\u003eCharles Bukowski\u003c\/i\u003e is a must for Bukowski devotees and new readers alike.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Bukowski is one of those writers people remember more for the legend than for the work . . . but, as Howard Sounes shows in this exhaustively researched biography, it wasn’t the whole story.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Engaging . . . Adroit . . . revealing.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A must-read for anybody who is a fan of Bukowski’s writing.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e (Toronto)","brand":"Grove\/Atlantic, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107134718192,"sku":"9780802199300","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802199300_p0.jpg?v=1769906972","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802199300","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}