{"product_id":"9780061771217","title":"The Continual Condition: Poems","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBukowski, Charles\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEcco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/5\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Leonard Cohen, songwriter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguably the most imitated and influential American poet of the previous half-century, Charles Bukowski remains a counter-culture icon more than a decade after his death. The Continual Condition is a collection of never-before-published poems by the inimitable Bukowski—raw, tough, odes to alcohol, women, work, and despair by a rebel author equally adept at poetry and prose. Charles Bukowski lives on in The Continual Condition, a godsend for admirers of his previous collections Slouching Toward Nirvana, The Pleasures of the Damned, and Love is a Dog From Hell, as well as his novels Factotum, Ham on Rye, and Pulp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis final collection delivers the raw, uncut Bukowski experience:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDirty Realism:\u003c\/b\u003e Unflinching poems that find the profound in the profane—from racetrack bars and dead-end jobs to the strange, savage beauty of a city that never sleeps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Barfly Poet Laureate:\u003c\/b\u003e Searing, personal odes to alcohol, women, and the Sisyphean struggle of the artist, all told with Bukowski’s signature blend of weary cynicism and dark humor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnpublished Works:\u003c\/b\u003e A treasure trove for longtime fans and new readers alike, featuring poems written in his final years that have never before seen the light of day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCounterculture Voice:\u003c\/b\u003e The raw, unapologetic spirit that made him an icon, cutting through the noise with brutal honesty and a middle finger to convention.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46829020938495,"sku":"9780061771217","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780061771217_s600x595.jpg?v=1780332380","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780061771217","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}