Bring Me Your Love
by Charles Bukowski
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Fifteen pages of story and illustrations.Tags
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This is a very brief short story. A man pays a visit to his wife who is resident in some type of psychiatric facility. She is agitated, hostile and accusatory towards her husband. Her language and demeanor do, in fact, seem “crazy.” One has the impression that she belongs where she is, at least for the time being. She is, however, able to put on a “sane” face when a psychiatrist stops by briefly to speak with the couple. In the second half of the story the scene has shifted to a nearby motel where the husband is staying for a couple of days so he can visit his wife. It is revealed that not all of the wife’s accusations are products of delusion. There is a gritty, film noir, vibe here. There are five illustrations by R. Crumb show more in his usual mature style (count me as a Crumb fan, especially of his work from the 1980s on). show less
“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author
“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter
Charles Bukowski's acerbic wit shines through in this dark short story about a cheating lover—accompanied by the illustrations of R. Crumb.
“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter
Charles Bukowski's acerbic wit shines through in this dark short story about a cheating lover—accompanied by the illustrations of R. Crumb.
Single story about a mental-hospitalized female who goes off at her husband. Why the fuck didn't he just get out? She ain't getting better. Talk about self-torture,...
Oh yeah, love the black&white drawings by R. Crumb.
Oh yeah, love the black&white drawings by R. Crumb.
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Charles Bukowski was born in Andernach, Germany, on August 16, 1920. He came to the United States with his parents when he was three years old and spent his early years in poverty. As a young man he was a transient, doing odd jobs. He lived most of his live in boarding houses in the Los Angeles area. He attended Los Angeles City College briefly. show more He worked for the United States Postal Service for about ten years. Bukowski was at home with street people and his work contains a brutal realism and graphic imagery. He began publishing short stories in the mid-1940s. Starting with Flower, Fist and Bestial Wail in 1959, he produced poetry collections almost once a year. His following had grown by the time his collection of poetry about down-and-outers titled It Catches My Heart in Its Hands appeared in 1963. His short story collections include Dirty Old Man and Ejaculations, Exhibitions and General Tales of Ordinary Madness. His novels, with an autobiographical character called Henry Chinaski, include Post Office and Factotum. Bukowski wrote the screenplay for the 1987 motion picture Barfly. He later wrote about the filming of Barfly in his novel, Hollywood. Bukowski died in San Pedro, California, on March 9, 1994. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original title
- Bring me your Love
- Original publication date
- 1983
- First words
- Harry walked down the steps and into the garden.
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