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title: "Absence of the Hero"
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# Absence of the Hero

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Absence of the Hero [Bukowski, Charles, Calonne, David] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Absence of the Hero

Review: The king of Hollywood - Anything by Hank deserves 5 stars. I lived in LA back in the 80's in the middle of Hollywood, and it was then I was gifted my first book of his, "the most beautiful girl in town" which is a compilation of short stories. Here's the thing, this book in particular shows an aspect of "Hank", that unless you read his poetry, or other of his material that has been released posthumously, you will miss, and that is his intellectualism. His novels "Ham on Rye","Factotum", and particularly "Post Office" are hilarious. In fact, "Post Office" has the all time best opening line of any novel. However, these stories have an altogether different rythem
Review: A true, nostalgic narrative of a torn soul that ... - A true, nostalgic narrative of a torn soul that condensed its suffering in a gut wrenching convincing format by the person who saw it all first hand.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #210,047 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #225 in American Fiction Anthologies #3,341 in Short Stories (Books) #10,367 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 50 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The king of Hollywood
*by J***S on January 25, 2017*

Anything by Hank deserves 5 stars. I lived in LA back in the 80's in the middle of Hollywood, and it was then I was gifted my first book of his, "the most beautiful girl in town" which is a compilation of short stories. Here's the thing, this book in particular shows an aspect of "Hank", that unless you read his poetry, or other of his material that has been released posthumously, you will miss, and that is his intellectualism. His novels "Ham on Rye","Factotum", and particularly "Post Office" are hilarious. In fact, "Post Office" has the all time best opening line of any novel. However, these stories have an altogether different rythem

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A true, nostalgic narrative of a torn soul that ...
*by A***R on February 25, 2015*

A true, nostalgic narrative of a torn soul that condensed its suffering in a gut wrenching convincing format by the person who saw it all first hand.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ After Bukowski
*by S***O on December 27, 2010*

My boyfriend is a huge Bukowski fan. We just saw his exhibit at the Huntington Library in Pasadena, CA recently and I was impressed on how much information my boyfriend knew about this guy. I took a chance on getting this book for him as a gift and it turned out that he had never heard of it. My boyfriend owns so many books and has read practically everything out there about Bukowski. I'm very happy he got surprised. (

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