Charles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowski (August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was an German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his adopted home city of Los Angeles. Bukowski's work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. The FBI kept a file on him as a result of his column Notes of a Dirty Old Man in the LA underground newspaper Open City.
- Born: Heinrich Karl Bukowski August 16, 1920, Andernach, Prussia, Germany
- Died: March 9, 1994 (aged 73), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Nationality: German, American
- Occupations: Poet · novelist · short story · writer · columnist
- Movement: Dirty realism, transgressive fiction
- Spouses: Barbara Frye (m. 1957; div. 1959) Linda Lee Beighle (m. 1985)
- Children: 1
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