He loved women but did not seem to have much respect for h. I enjoyed reading this anthology of Mr. Bukowski's many stories, poems and excerpts from his novels. There's something unsatisfying about reading a book of selected works. It's not as good as Hostage, but then again it's different. More often than not, I feel, Buk takes you to a destination which itself is worth the journey. The best of Bukowski's novels, stories, and poems, this collection reads like an autobiography, relating the extraordinary story of his life and offering a sometimes harrowing, invariably exhilarating reading experience. Though I've read much of Bukowski's full novels, this was my first exposure to both his poetry and his short stories. His poetry ranges from the crude to the beautiful, often showing more heart and feeling than one would expect from a self-professed "dirty old man." I have gone through a few stages over the years in reading Buk. Nur noch 6 auf Lager (mehr ist unterwegs). For any fan of Charles Bukowski, these recordings are an intimate look at a brilliant … --New York Times Book Review""Bukowski is the laureate of the Los Angeles underground, an eccentric who sees the world with a clarity of vision possessed only by artists and madmen."" This is one for the ages, and something all those with aspirations to write biographies/memoirs should read. I can not like Bukowski, his character is often despicable but Bokowski knows it himself. Well, that was my bad. Alle kostenlosen Kindle-Leseanwendungen anzeigen. For me Bukowski is one of the truest voices in both poetry and prose I have ever encountered.

His poetry is where he really shines. Run With the Hunted: A Charles Bukowski Reader | Martin, John, Bukowski, Charles | ISBN: 9780060169114 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. Henry Chinaski.

Rezension aus Deutschland vom 15. I remember sitting in a dinner environment with approximately eight friends and aquaintances. März 2000. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. This cassette captures his genius and a reading voice that is both unexpected and personal. He is the author of Charles Bukowski, King of the Underground, and the editor of the Bukowski collections On Writing, On Cats, and On Love. Um die Gesamtbewertung der Sterne und die prozentuale Aufschlüsselung nach Sternen zu berechnen, verwenden wir keinen einfachen Durchschnitt. It's not something I'd recommend reading from cover to cover.

They seemed very strange, they laughed and talked and seemed happy. Bukowski is like no one I've read before. Leider ist ein Problem beim Speichern Ihrer Cookie-Einstellungen aufgetreten. The mad, drunk poet laureate of Los Angeles, the genius bum and drunk, the man is a fascinating.

It was a delight to be taken through his work in this arrangement. I remember sitting in a dinner environment with approximately eight friends and aquaintances. So he started hating back, channeling his hurt and rage into prose and poetry that was plainspoken but eloquent and occasionally even beautiful in its own grimy way.

It's knowing that of all the novels and books published by author, I've completed none, but read excerpts from all.

Bukowski is not for the light-hearted, but well worth exploring. Zugelassene Drittanbieter verwenden diese Tools auch in Verbindung mit der Anzeige von Werbung durch uns. Bukowski has a way of telling you the story that, although seeming very ordinary, gives you a feeling that he is showing you little bits of his insides.

Stattdessen betrachtet unser System Faktoren wie die Aktualität einer Rezension und ob der Rezensent den Artikel bei Amazon gekauft hat. The first few years, I suppose I was like any kid eagerly devouring all the beat/countercultural stuff out there. I've always considered myself to be a bookworm with good taste.

Reads like a novel in its own right. Bukowski is like no one I've read before. Juli 1998. I find them even cathartic. Editor John Martin has done a good job of mixing the poetry and prose of the writer from his early days until late in his life.

Wählen Sie ein Land/eine Region für Ihren Einkauf. Januar 2015. A nice compilation of poems and novel excerpts arranged by the time period in Bukowski's life that they reflect. When Charles was walking up and down the streets with all of his pus filled bandages, he didn't let anything get to him, he stood up for himself even through all of those weird stares. He pulled from each of B's works the parts that were self-autobiographical and arranged the pieces according to the order of B's life rather than the chronological order in which they were written. Rarely does a collection do a truly talented writer justice - and Bukowski has such a mastery of words and language, an inherent ability to capture beauty and ugliness and loss and pain with such incredibly vivid detail that it haunts me.

Initially I questioned the producer for including so many retakes when the slurred bits could have easily been edited out, but the end result is a raw, uninterrupted document (with all its imperfections) that makes you feel like you're sitting in on something really quite intimate. Prime-Mitglieder genießen Zugang zu schnellem und kostenlosem Versand, tausenden Filmen und Serienepisoden mit Prime Video und vielen weiteren exklusiven Vorteilen. Interestingly enough, this anthology is arranged chronologically: it ranges from Bukowski's first account of familial life from under the kitchen table as a toddler to his last days. Start by marking “Run With the Hunted: A Charles Bukowski Reader” as Want to Read: Error rating book. Like all of his recordings, this one provides bits and pieces of context between each selection, and his interactions with those others present are both revealing and entertaining in equal measure. I stand by my previous opinion on Charles Bukowski as expressed in my review of South of No North - see there. Ihre zuletzt angesehenen Artikel und besonderen Empfehlungen. The mad, drunk poet laureate of Los Angeles, the genius bum and drunk, the man is a fascinating enigma, and his work is powerful, deep and personal. This collection has most of what you need, whether you just want to reread some favorite poems or stories, or whether you are discovering Charles for the first time. And Bono, Lord help poor Bukowski. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. One of the treasures of my early book reading past and early love affair with the work of Bukowski.

Geben Sie es weiter, tauschen Sie es ein, © 1998-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. oder Tochtergesellschaften, Entdecken Sie Charles Bukowski bei Amazon, Übersetzen Sie alle Bewertungen auf Deutsch, Lieferung verfolgen oder Bestellung anzeigen, Recycling (einschließlich Entsorgung von Elektro- & Elektronikaltgeräten). He also wrote about his working life - working for the post office, and eventually as a writer.

This book is both an anthology and a sort of biography through his alter ego Henry Chinaski. RUN WITH THE HUNTED is by far my favorite book.

Diese Einkaufsfunktion lädt weitere Artikel, wenn die Eingabetaste gedrückt wird. The point of his work is not to like him, respect him or admire but to relate to another human in the most basic, sometimes shameful way.

If you start by reading women, you would define this author a. Fragments of a wine stained book, or You get so alone at times that it just makes sense. I discovered him in Tower Records main store in Dublin in 1984. I enjoyed reading this anthology of Mr. Bukowski's many stories, poems and excerpts from his novels. This 500-page reader is culled from over 20 works by the writer, and this is the weak point in the book. Wählen Sie die Kategorie aus, in der Sie suchen möchten. "Run With the Hunted" is sort of a Bukowski Greatest Hits collection of poems and short stories and novel excerpts arranged in a way to serve as a ramshackle autobiography. It should be noted that views on Bukowski tend to run …

Once he got published and semifamous and the literary cult formed around him, Bukowski had no shortage of company from mustachioed skanks and slumming celebrities. Later, this book was recommended to me by an entirely different friend of mine. Wählen Sie eine Sprache für Ihren Einkauf. Definitely worth a read. There's nothing new in this collection. Well, that was my bad. Rezension aus Deutschland vom 15. To see what your friends thought of this book, Fragments of a wine stained book, or You get so alone at times that it just makes sense. The anthology is redolent with a yearning sadness, alcoholism, amorous and abrupt sexual escapades, and a genuine disdain for the subnormal. Bukowski made me uncomfortable, he made me laugh, he made me understand. With Bukowski, it almost doesn't matter - he flows effortlessly between mediums but always retains the same, unique genre. November 1999. I find his poetry rather dull, except for this poem titled Rain. Januar 2015. Run With the Hunted was well crafted and assembled with care, in an order that not only represents Bukows. Sie hören eine Hörprobe des Audible Hörbuch-Downloads. The constant misanthropy and misogyny and drunken self-abuse can get a little tiring. A truly terrific read. Bukowski is brilliant. Still, as an introduction to his work, it would be har. Still, it is at times a clunky mix, missing the cohesiveness a writer gives a work. So he started hating back, channeling his hurt and rage into prose and poetry that was plainspoken but eloquent and occasionally ev. If you start by reading women, you would define this author as a drunken maniac, which is just a disguise. it was good, Rezension aus Deutschland vom 24. Hinzufügen war nicht erfolgreich. He also wrote about his working life - working for the post office, and eventually as a writer. His tone betrays a gentle soul, somewhat at odds with his more callous/crass persona, and his delivery seems natural and unaffected. Variation an der Kasse je nach Lieferadresse.

Geben Sie es weiter, tauschen Sie es ein, © 1998-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. oder Tochtergesellschaften, Bennett Books Ltd Verfolgt/Versichert. Bukowski has a way of telling you the story that, although seeming very ordinary, gives you a feeling that he is showing you little bits of his insides. Pick it up, but don't expect to be amazed. Basically, he's an alcoholic with a personality disorder. However, each of those at the table with the exception of me, was entrenched in a conversation regarding Bukowski's work. Still, it's a big collection and I certainly found plenty new material to keep me entertained for the haul. Rezension aus Deutschland vom 23. Always a joy to hear Buk read, like the voice of an old friend. warning: don't read it in one sitting as i did. Januar 1998, one of the few books i can read more than once. Selections of poetry and excerpts from novels — pieces of his best work. However, each of those at the table with the exception of me, was entrenched in a conversation regarding Bukowski's work. – ggf. Bukowski is extremely entertaining and I love reading his stuff.

Within his succinct and wry narrative, he chronicles his life in this anthology of both his prose and his poetry. His stories are both comforting and extremely inspiring to me for some reason. But he's definitely an original, and with Run with the Hunted your given a good overview of his life's work. He writes about mundane everyday moments, arguments, observations but he writes in such a way that these moments are interesting and significant. Charles Bukowski was an alcoholic and many of his stories touch upon his barfly life. This 500-page reader is culled from over 20 works by the writer, and this is the weak point in the book. It's not as good as Hostage, but then again it's different. Charles Bukowski shows his life through use of emotion and the dark life of an LA poet, as well as a rambunctious teenager living with abusive parents and horrible acne. Still, it's a big collection and I certainly found plenty new material to keep me entertained for the haul. temporär gesenkter USt. Bitte versuchen Sie es erneut. They are very relevant, even (or especially) today. Abel Debritto, a former Fulbright scholar and current Marie Curie fellow, works in the digital humanities.