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The mathematics of the breath and the way : on writers and writing
- Title
- The mathematics of the breath and the way : on writers and writing / Charles Bukowski ; edited by David Calonne.
- Author
- Bukowski, Charles
- Publication
- San Francisco : City Lights Books, [2018]
- ©2018
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Calonne, David Stephen, 1953-
- Description
- 292 pages : illustrations; 18 cm
- Summary
- In The Mathematics of the Breath and the Way, Charles Bukowski considers the art of writing, and the art of living as a writer. Bringing together a variety of previously uncollected stories, columns, reviews, introductions, and interviews, Mathematics finds him approaching the dynamics of his chosen profession with cynical aplomb, deflating pretentions and tearing down idols armed with only a typewriter and a bottle of beer. Beginning with the title piece--a serious manifesto disguised as off-handed remarks en route to the racetrack--Mathematics runs through numerous tales following the author's adventures at poetry readings, parties, film sets, and bars, and also features an unprecedented gathering of Bukowski's singular literary criticism. From classic authors like Hemingway to underground legends like d.a. levy to his own stable of obscure favorites, Bukowski uses each occasion to expound on the larger issues around literary production. The book closes with a handful of interviews in which he discusses his writing practices and his influences, making Mathematics a perfect guide to the man behind the myth and the disciplined artist behind the boozing brawler--back cover.
- Uniform Title
- Works. Selections
- Alternative Title
- Works.
- Writers and writiing
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Essays.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Manifesto -- Tales -- Introductions and criticism -- Interviews.
- Call Number
- JFC 19-296
- ISBN
- 9780872867598
- 0872867595
- LCCN
- 2018000977
- OCLC
- 1006312305
- Author
- Bukowski, Charles, author.
- Title
- The mathematics of the breath and the way : on writers and writing / Charles Bukowski ; edited by David Calonne.
- Publisher
- San Francisco : City Lights Books, [2018]
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Added Author
- Calonne, David Stephen, 1953- editor, writer of introduction.
- Other Form:
- Online version: Bukowski, Charles. Mathematics of the breath and the way. San Francisco : City Lights Books, [2018] 9780872867826 (DLC) 2018009809
- Research Call Number
- JFC 19-296