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Also Known As	Henry Charles Bukowski, Jr.
Born	August 16, 1920 • Andernach • Germany
Died	March 9, 1994 (aged 73) • San Pedro • California
Notable Works	“Erections, Ejaculations, Exhibitions, and General Tales of Ordinary Madness” • “Factotum” • “Flower, Fist and Bestial Wail” • “Ham on Rye” • “Hollywood” • “Hot Water Music” • “It Catches My Heart in Its Hands” • “Love Is a Dog from Hell” • “Mockingbird Wish Me Luck” • “Notes of a Dirty Old Man” • “Post Office” • “Pulp” • “Slouching Toward Nirvana” • “The People Look Like Flowers At Last” • “War All the Time” • “You Get So Alone at Times That It Just Makes Sense”

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