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    Henry Charles Bukowski (August 16, &#; March 9, ), was a German American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Bukowski's writing was heavily influenced by the geography and atmosphere of his home city of Los Angeles, and is marked by an emphasis on the ordinary lives of marginalized poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, the drudgery of work, and horseracing. A prolific author, Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories, and six novels, eventually having over 60 books in print. He is often remembered as "The Poet Laureate of Skid Row".

    Early years

    Charles Bukowski was born in Andernach, Germany, in , as Heinrich Karl Bukowski. His mother, Katharina Fett, a native German, met his father, an American serviceman, after World War I. Bukowski's parents were Catholic and raised him in the Church. He was fond of claiming that he had been born out of wedlock, but Andernach records show that his parents were in fact married a month prior

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    Charles Bukowski

    Henry Charles Bukowski (/buːˈkaʊski/ boo-KOW-skee; born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, German: [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈkaʁl buˈkɔfski]; August 16, – March 9, ) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer.

    His writing was influenced bygd the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles. His work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories and six novels, eventually publishing over 60 books. 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.

    Bukowski published extensively in small literary magazines and with small presses beginning in the early s and continuing on through the early s. As noted by one reviewer, "Bukowski continued to be, thanks to his antics and deliberate clownish performances, the king of the

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    Charles Bukowski

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    Henry Charles Bukowski (boo-KOW-skee; born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, German:[ˈhaɪnʁɪçˈkaʁlbuˈkɔfski]; August 16, – March 9, ) was a 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.[4] 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.[5][6]

    Bukowski published extensively in small literary magazines and with small presses beginning in the early s and continuing on through the early s. He wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories and six novels, eventually publishing over sixty books