Charles Bukowski

With Bukowski, the votes are still coming in. There seems to be no middle ground—people seem either to love him or hate him. Tales of his own life and doings are as wild and weird as the very stories he writes. In a sense, Bukowski was a legend in his time . . . a madman, a recluse, a lover . . . tender, vicious . . . …

Faktótum je druhým románem amerického spisovatele a básníka Charlese Bukowského. Kniha se vyznačuje hovorovým jazykem, vulgarismy, značnou dávkou cynismu i osobitého humoru. Slovo "faktótum" poukazuje na člověka, který dovede vše obstarat. Hank Chinaski projde v knize spoustou zaměstnání, je tedy tím faktótem. Dílo …

With Bukowski, the votes are still coming in. There seems to be no middle ground—people seem either to love him or hate him. Tales of his own life and doings are as wild and weird as the very stories he writes. In a sense, Bukowski was a legend in his time . . . a madman, a recluse, a lover . . . tender, vicious . . . …