Henry Charles Bukowski was a German American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Bukowski's writing was heavily influenced
by the geography and atmosphere of his home city of Los Angeles, and is marked by an emphasis on the ordinary lives of poor
Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. A prolific author, Bukowski wrote
thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories, and six novels, eventually having over 60 books in print.
