Charles Bukowski, King of the Underground: From Obscurity to Literary Icon

by A. Debritto

Overview

This critical study of the literary magazines, underground newspapers, and small press publications that had an impact on Charles Bukowski's early career, draws on archives, privately held unpublished Bukowski work, and interviews to shed new light on the ways in which Bukowski became an icon in the alternative literary scene in the 1960s.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137343550
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	09/25/2013
Series:	American Literature Readings in the 21st Century
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	218
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Abel Debritto is a Fulbright Scholar Fellow at Brown University, USA.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS Acknowledgments List of Permissions Preface for the King; Michael Basinski Epigraph Introduction 1 'Who's Big in the Littles' 2 The Insider Within 3 A Towering Giant with Small Feet 4 Stealing the Limelight 5 Curtain Calls Appendix Timeline Works Cited

Editorial Reviews

"As far as scholarship is concerned, it's the best, most needed, and important book ever written and published on Hank's writing and career. I did not realize that such a crazy patchwork of rumor and inaccurate speculation constituted the current state of Bukowski 'scholarship.' Debritto corrects, or questions, much of this rumor and misinformation and builds an invaluable foundation for further academic inquiry. I think sound future Bukowski scholarship will now be possible only because this book. Debritto has done a masterful job." - John Martin, Publisher of Black Sparrow Press

"Charles Bukowski, King of the Underground charts how Bukowski became established through his indefatigable submissions and frequent appearances in 'little magazines', which formed an efficient network spreading poetry to a tiny network of poetry enthusiasts Debritto's study is a rarity: a literary analysis that whets your appetite to devour the poems and stories he discusses." - Spiked

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