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This comes across as a small manifesto about attention and writing. It says that not every moment matters equally, but some are vivid enough to deserve being kept, which fits the feeling of noticing an ordinary scene and realizing it has enough life in it to turn into a line.
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About Charles Bukowski
German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer
Charles Bukowski was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. He became closely associated with Los Angeles, the city he made his home, and his work reflects that setting and its pressures. His writing focuses on the lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the grind of work. He wrote with direct attention to everyday hardship and the conditions that shaped it.
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Books by Charles Bukowski
Pulp
2007
Women
2009
Ham on Rye
2001
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2002
Factotum
2009