{"product_id":"9781543685268","title":"The Most Beautiful Woman in Town \u0026 Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"He loads his head full of coal and diamonds shoot out of his finger tips. What a trick. The mole genius has left us with another digest. It's a full house - read 'em and weep.\" - Tom Waits\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBukowski's mad immortal origins, surfaced from the literary underground, have addicted legions of audiences who've recognized Bukowski as one of America's greatest realist writers and poets. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOBIE winner Will Patton (\u003ci\u003eRemember the Titans\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Wife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArmageddon\u003c\/i\u003e) recreates Bukowski in his visceral prime, along with every eye-popping character in his life, each adversary, lover, and stranger in a lost city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Bukowski is one of America's best-known contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. He was born in Andernach, Germany, and raised in Los Angeles, where he lived for 50 years. He published his first story in 1944, when he was 24, and began writing poetry at the age of 35. He died in San Pedro, California, on March 9, 1994, at the age of 73, shortly after completing his last novel, \u003ci\u003ePulp\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mandy Starr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063230120176,"sku":"9781543685268","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781543685268_p0.jpg?v=1763750084","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781543685268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}