{"product_id":"the-pleasures-of-the-damned-charles-bukowski-9780061228445","title":"The Pleasures of the Damned: Poems, 1951-1993","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.\"--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.\"--Leonard Cohen, songwriter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Pleasures of the Damned features selected later poetry of Charles Bukowski, America's most influential poet.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo his legions of fans, Charles Bukowski was--and remains--a counterculture icon. A hard-drinking wild man of literature, a stubborn outsider to the poetry world, he struck a chord with generations of readers, writing raw, tough poetry about booze, work, and women, that spoke to his fans as \"real\" and, like the work of the Beats, even dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pleasures of the Damned \u003c\/em\u003eis a selection of the best works of Bukowski's later years, edited by John Martin of Black Sparrow Press, including the last of his new, never-before-published poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Bukowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0061228443\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061228445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/02\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/11\/2009 pg. 20","brand":"Charles Bukowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055605838079,"sku":"9780061228445","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0166ff4-2527-49b9-94e5-0b7b4715c4d7.jpg?v=1685036751","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pleasures-of-the-damned-charles-bukowski-9780061228445","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}