{"product_id":"hot-water-music-paperback","title":"Hot Water Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Bukowski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith his characteristic raw and minimalist style, Charles Bukowski takes us on a walk through his side of town in \u003cem\u003eHot Water Music\u003c\/em\u003e. He gives us little vignettes of depravity and lasciviousness, bite sized pieces of what is both beautiful and grotesque.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eHot Water Music\u003c\/em\u003e dash around the worst parts of town - a motel room stinking of sick, a decrepit apartment housing a perpetually arguing couple, a bar tended by a skeleton - and depict the darkest parts of human existence. Bukowski talks simply and profoundly about the underbelly of the working class without raising judgement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the way he writes about sex, relationships, writing, and inebriation, Bukowski sets the bar for irreverent art - his work inhabits the basest part of the mind and the most extreme absurdity of the everyday. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHot Water Music\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of short stories by Charles Bukowski, published in 1983. The collection deals largely with: drinking, women, gambling, and writing. It is an important collection that establishes Bukowski's minimalist style and his thematic oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.23 x 5.65 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722309570623,"sku":"9780876855966","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fee3ff7fbe8548d8120ad633207b28b4.webp?v=1765095321","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/hot-water-music-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}