{"product_id":"on-drinking-charles-bukowski-9780062857934","title":"On Drinking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcohol\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer's best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed \"dirty old man,\" Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some of his darkest moments as well as some of his most joyful and inspired. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOn Drinking\u003c\/em\u003e, Bukowski expert Abel Debritto has collected the writer's most profound, funny, and memorable work on his ups and downs with the hard stuff--a topic that allowed Bukowski to explore some of life's most pressing questions. Through drink, Bukowski is able to be alone, to be with people, to be a poet, a lover, and a friend--though often at great cost. As Bukowski writes in a poem simply titled \"Drinking,\" \"for me\/it was or\/is\/a manner of\/dying\/with boots on\/and gun\/smoking and a\/symphony music background.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Drinking \u003c\/em\u003eis a powerful testament to the pleasures and miseries of a life in drink, and a window into the soul of one of our most beloved and enduring writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Bukowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062857932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062857934\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018","brand":"Charles Bukowski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44042674962687,"sku":"9780062857934","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4a8646f-1ee3-4769-b5a5-56db6258cb55.jpg?v=1684962885","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-drinking-charles-bukowski-9780062857934","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}