{"product_id":"septuagenarian-stew-paperback","title":"Septuagenarian Stew - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Bukowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.\"--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.\"--Leonard Cohen, songwriter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeptuagenarian Stew is a combination of poetry and stories written by Charles Bukowski that delve into the lives of different people on the backstreets of Los Angeles. He writes of the housewife, the bum, the gambler and the celebrity to evoke a portrait of Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Bukowski uncorked--a raw stew of life from the gutter, served straight up: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDirty Realism: \u003c\/b\u003e Stories of housewives, bums, gamblers, and hustlers, all told with the unflinching honesty that made Bukowski a legend.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLos Angeles Fiction: \u003c\/b\u003e A portrait of the city's forgotten backstreets, cheap bars, and flophouse hotels, far from the Hollywood glamour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStories of Drinking and Gambling: \u003c\/b\u003e Tales from the bottom of a bottle and the losing end of a trifecta, where the only thing left to do is laugh at the odds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRaw and Poetic Voice: \u003c\/b\u003e The masterful blend of gritty, conversational prose and sudden, gut-punching poetry that defined a generation of underground literature.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSeptuagenarian Stew\u003c\/em\u003e is a combination of poetry and stories written by Charles Bukowski that delve into the lives of different people on the backstreets of Los Angeles. He writes of the housewife, the bum, the gambler and the celebrity to evoke a portrait of Los Angeles\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 9.18 x 5.89 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52553715646757,"sku":"9780876857946","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/gr5UhoZ9kT9780876857946.webp?v=1781351953","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/septuagenarian-stew-paperback","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}