Good thing you brought Bukovski, @honeydue! I think that Bukovski, like many other writers who are "on the razor's edge" (using the title of Somerset Maugham's novel), has been (and perhaps will be for a long time) valued from established conventional morality (that of "good consciences"), and hence prejudiced critical opinion. He was another "cursed poet" of American literature. He expressed a certainly bold and transgressive current, and as such attracted the interest of a group of writers and readers who identified with his irreverence and attitude "on the sidelines. I remember the film Barfly, with the serious performance of Mike Rourke; in its time (1988), it was quite an impact. Thanks for your post, @honeydue (always missing some illustrative text from the author). Greetings.
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