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  • Published: 1 September 2009
  • ISBN: 9780753513828
  • Imprint: Virgin Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $29.99

Notes of a Dirty Old Man



A cult writer at his best

Beginning in 1967, Bukowski wrote the column "Notes of A Dirty Old Man" for the underground newspaper Open City. Perennially drunk, broke and in search of a woman, Bukowski takes on the guise of a wise fool as he ventures through America's seedy lowlife. Peopled by Kerouac, Burroughs and other much less salubrious characters, his exploits provoke humour and despair, whilst highlighting the inherent beauty and futility of life.

  • Published: 1 September 2009
  • ISBN: 9780753513828
  • Imprint: Virgin Books
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $29.99

About the author

Charles Bukowski

Born in 1920, Charles Bukowski became one of America's best-known writers. During his lifetime he published more than forty-five books of poetry and prose including the novels Post Office (1971), Factotum (1975), Women (1979) and Pulp (1994) all available from Virgin Books.

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Praise for Notes of a Dirty Old Man

A laureate of American low life

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