Tales of Ordinary Madness Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book Overall (2005) an antiquarian book dealer's son

an antiquarian book dealer's son who mourns the loss of his mother

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Tales of Ordinary Madness Commonwealth Writers' Prize for Best Book Overall (2005) an antiquarian book dealer's sonInspired by D. H. Lawrence, Chekhov, and Hemingway, Bukowski's writing is passionate, extreme and has attracted a cult following, while his life was as weird and wild as the tales he wrote. This collection of short stories gives an insight into the dark, dangerous lowlife of Los Angeles that Bukowski inhabited. From prostitutes to classical music, Bukowski ingeniously mixes high and low culture in his 'tales of ordinary madness'. These are angry yet