History Creator / CharlesBukowski

* GreyAndGreyMorality: There is no truly good hero in any of his work, instead they are full of characters who are all flawed and unlikeable to a varying degree.

Charles Bukowski was a German-American novelist and poet. The bulk of his writing focuses on his everyday life as a working-class alcoholic in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. Even though his work is minimalistic and often crude, he created many a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, such as his poems "Bluebird," "Nirvana," and "Dinosauria, We," as well as a few of the stories in ''Notes of a Dirty Old Man'', a collection of short pieces which originally appeared as a column in two local underground newspapers. He was also the author of the screenplay to ''Film/{{Barfly}}''. Bukowski died in 1994 at the age of 73.

Charles Bukowski was a German-American novelist and poet. The bulk of his writing focuses on his everyday life as a working-class alcoholic in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. Even though his work is minimalistic and often crude, he created many a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, such as his poems "Bluebird," "Nirvana," and "Dinosauria, We," as well as a few of the stories in ''Notes of a Dirty Old Man'', a collection of short pieces which originally appeared as a column in two local underground newspapers. He was also the author of the screenplay to [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola's]] ''Film/{{Barfly}}''. Bukowski died in 1994 at the age of 73.

'''Charles Bukowski''' was a German-American novelist and poet. The bulk of his writing focuses on his everyday life as a working-class alcoholic in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. Even though his work is minimalistic and often crude, he created many a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, such as his poems "Bluebird," "Nirvana," and "Dinosauria, We," as well as a few of the stories in ''Notes of a Dirty Old Man'', a collection of short pieces which originally appeared as a column in two local underground newspapers. He was also the author of the screenplay to [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola's]] ''Film/{{Barfly}}''. Bukowski died in 1994 at the age of 73.

* ''Literature/HamOnRye'' (1982)

* ''Literature/{{Factotum}}'' (1975)

!!Tropes in the works of Charles Bukowski:

* ''HamOnRye'' (1982)

Charles Bukowski was a German-American novelist and poet. The bulk of his writing focuses on his everyday life as a working-class alcoholic in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. Even though his work is minimalistic and often crude, he created many a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, such as his poems "Bluebird," "Nirvana," and "Dinosauria, We," as well as a few of the stories in ''Notes of a Dirty Old Man'', a collection of short pieces which originally appeared as a column in two local underground newspapers. He was also the author of the screenplay to [[Creator/FrancisFordCoppola Coppola's]] ''Film/{{Barfly}}''. Bukowski died in 1994 at the age of 73.

Charles Bukowski was a German-American novelist and poet. The bulk of his writing focuses on his everyday life as a working-class alcoholic in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. Even though his work is minimalistic and often crude, he created many a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, such as his poems "Bluebird," "Nirvana," and "Dinosauria, We," as well as a few of the stories in ''Notes of a Dirty Old Man'', a collection of short pieces which originally appeared as a column in two local underground newspapers. He was also the author of the screenplay to [[FrancisFordCoppola Coppola's]] ''Film/{{Barfly}}''. Bukowski died in 1994 at the age of 73.

* BrilliantButLazy: "My ambition is handicapped by My laziness" pretty much sums his characters up.

* AbusiveParents: His father beat him often growing up.
* TheAlcoholic: Both in real life and in his characters.

* BrilliantButLazy: "My ambition is handicapped by My laziness" pretty much sums him and his characters up.

* DeadpanSnarker

Charles Bukowski was a German-American novelist and poet. The bulk of his writing focuses on his everyday life as a working-class alcoholic in UsefulNotes/LosAngeles. Even though his work is minimalistic and often crude, he created many a CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming, such as his poems "Bluebird," "Nirvana," and "Dinosauria, We," as well as a few of the stories in ''Notes of a Dirty Old Man'', a collection of short pieces which originally appeared as a column in two local underground newspapers. He was also the author of the screenplay to [[FrancisFordCoppola Coppola's]] ''Film/{{Barfly}}'', based on his novel with the same title. Bukowski died in 1994 at the age of 73.

* ''{{Factotum}}'' (1975)

* ''Ham on Rye'' (1982)

!!Tropes related to Charles Bukowski
* TheAlcoholic
* ArtisticStimulation
* AuthorAvatar - Henry Chinaski.
* BeigeProse
* ClusterFBomb
* CreatorBreakdown
* DarkAndTroubledPast - Both Bukowski himself and Henry Chinaski, his literary alter ego.
* TheGambler