Book Description
A major new biography on an increasingly important American literary icon, by the most acclaimed writer on the Beat Generation, Barry Miles. Miles knew all the key players in the Beat era, including William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, and also recorded with Bukowski. Having spoken with spoken with people close to Bukowski and fully examined Bukowski's extensive writings, Miles has written the definitive story of the 'laureate of American low-life' [Time]