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What Matters Most Is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
Charles Bukowski
HarperCollins · Paperback · June 1, 2002
Reading lane: Erotica Anthologies
“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author “He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter What Matters Most Is How Well You Walk Through the Fire is the second posthumous collection from Charles Bukowski that takes readers deep into the raw, wild vein of writing that extends from the early 1970s to the 1990s.
At a Glance
Why This Clicks
Fire and Wit
For when you want Bukowski’s blunt voice, with a little heat and a little ruin.
Come here for
- playful Bukowski edge
- dark, plainspoken collection energy
Expect
- American poetry with an erotic anthology fringe
- women, America, and the usual bruised wit
Book Details
- Authors
- Charles Bukowski
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- June 1, 2002
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Erotica Anthologies · American Poetry
- Reading lane
- Erotica Anthologies
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About This Book
“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author “He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter What Matters Most Is How Well You Walk Through the Fire is the second posthumous collection from Charles Bukowski that takes readers deep into the raw, wild vein of writing that extends from the early 1970s to the 1990s.
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