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Henry Charles Bukowski /ˈhɛnɹi t͡ʃɑɹlz bəˈkaʊski/, né Heinrich Karl Bukowski /ˈhaɪnʁɪç kaːɐ̯l buˈkɔfskʲi/ le 16 août 1920 à Andernach en Allemagne et mort le 9 mars 1994 à Los Angeles aux États-Unis, est un écrivain américain d'origine allemande, auteur de romans, de nouvelles et de poésie. Il est connu sous ses pseudonymes divers : Hank, Buk, Henry Chinaski, ce dernier étant celui de son alter ego dans ses nombreux romans autobiographiques. Il est l'auteur, en prose comme en vers, d'une œuvre poétique considérable. Wikipedia  

✵ 16. août 1920 – 9. mars 1994   •   Autres noms Henry Charles Bukowski
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Charles Bukowski citations célèbres

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Charles Bukowski Citations

“Tout allait de travers. Les gens s’accrochaient aveuglément à la première bouée de sauvetage venue : le communisme, la diététique, le zen, le surf, la danse classique, l’hypnotisme, la dynamique de groupe, les orgies, le vélo, l’herbe, le catholicisme, les haltères, les voyages, le retrait intérieur, la cuisine végétarienne, l’Inde, la peinture, l’écriture, la sculpture, la musique, la profession de chef d’orchestre, les balades sac à dos, le yoga, la copulation, le jeu, l’alcool, zoner, les yaourts surgelés, Beethoven, Bach, Bouddha, le Christ, le H, le jus de carotte, le suicide, les costumes sur mesure, les voyages en avion, New York City, et soudain, tout se cassait la gueule, tout partait en fumée. Il fallait bien que les gens trouvent quelque chose à faire en attendant de mourir. Pour ma part, je trouvais plutôt sympa qu’on ait le choix.”

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Nothing was ever in tune. People just blindly grabbed at whatever there was: communism, health foods, zen, surfing, ballet, hypnotism, group encounters, orgies, biking, herbs, Catholicism, weight-lifting, travel, withdrawal, vegetarianism, India, painting, writing, sculpting, composing, conducting, backpacking, yoga, copulating, gambling, drinking, hanging around, frozen yogurt, Beethoven, Back, Buddha, Christ, TM, H, carrot juice, suicide, handmade suits, jet travel, New York City, and then it all evaporated and fell apart. People had to find things to do while waiting to die. I guess it was nice to have a choice.
Women, 1978

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Charles Bukowski: Citations en anglais

“she knew what she wanted and it wasn't / me. / I know more women like that than any / other kind.”

Charles Bukowski livre Love Is a Dog from Hell

Source: Love Is a Dog from Hell

“It was like a church in there as only the truly lost sit in bars on Tuesday mornings at 8:00 a. m.”

Source: What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire

“lay down. lay down like an animal and wait.”

Source: You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

“When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn't have you by the throat.”

Charles Bukowski livre Factotum

Source: Factotum (1975), Ch. 31
Contexte: I couldn't get myself to read the want ads. The thought of sitting in front of a man behind a desk and telling him that I wanted a job, that I was qualified for a job, was too much for me. Frankly, I was horrified by life, at what a man had to do simply in order to eat, sleep, and keep himself clothed. So I stayed in bed and drank. When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn't have you by the throat.

“it does seem
the more we drink
the better the words
go.”

Source: You Get So Alone at Times That it Just Makes Sense

“I am a series of small victories and large defeats.”

Charles Bukowski livre The People Look Like Flowers at Last

Source: The People Look Like Flowers at Last

“There is no hurry. Time means nothing
to you.”

Source: The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966

“I was only photographing in words the reality of it all.”

Charles Bukowski livre Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories

Source: Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories

“It is possible to be truly mad and to still exist upon scraps of life.”

Charles Bukowski livre Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories

Source: Betting on the Muse: Poems and Stories

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