Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life

Legendary Californian writer Charles Bukowski, who died in 1994, became world famous for his semi- autobiographical books about low-life America. Classic novels like Post Office and Women made this one-time bum and lifelong alcoholic rich and famous.In this, the first ever critical biography of Bukowski, author Howard Sounes has drawn on years of exhaustive research - including new interviews with virtually all Bukowskis friends, his family and his many lovers, as well as unprecedented access to his private letters and unpublished writing - to reveal the extraordinary true story.Outrageous and often uproariously funny, the revelations in Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life will surprise existing fans of Bukowskis work and delight those who are just discovering this great iconoclast.The biography is illustrated with over fifty never-before-published personal photographs and features unique contributions from movie star friends of Bukowskis.