The Pleasures of the Damned

by Charles Bukowski

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THE BEST OF THE BEST OF BUKOWSKI

The Pleasures of the Damned is a selection of the best poetry from America's most iconic and imitated poet, Charles Bukowski. Celebrating the full range of his extraordinary sensibility and uncompromising linguistic brilliance, these poems cover a lifetime of experience, from his renegade early work to never-before-collected poems penned during the final days before his death.

Selected by John Martin, Bukowski's long-time editor and the publisher of the legendary Black Sparrow Press, this stands as what Martin calls 'the best of the best of Bukowski'.

The Pleasures of the Damned is an astonishing poetic treasure trove, essential reading for both long-time fans and those just discovering this unique and important American voice.
  • ISBN10 0061228435
  • ISBN13 9780061228438
  • Publish Date 30 October 2007
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Out of Print 17 March 2009
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
  • Imprint HarperCollins Ecco
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 580
  • Language English