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by Charles Bukowski

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"The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles."--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author

"He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels."--Leonard Cohen, songwriter

What Matters Most Is How Well You Walk Through the Fire is the second posthumous collection from Charles Bukowski that takes readers deep into the raw, wild vein of writing that extends from the early 1970s to the 1990s.

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This second posthumous collection from Charles Bukowski takes readers deep into the raw, wild vein of writing that extends from the early 70s to the 1990s.

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  • Title What Matters Most is How Well You Walk Through the Fire
  • Author Charles Bukowski
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Ecco Press, Santa Rosa, California, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2002-06-01
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781574231052 / 1574231057
  • Weight 0.98 lbs (0.44 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 in (22.61 x 15.24 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Germany
    • Holiday: Valentine's Day
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Women's Interest
  • Category Poetry
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99047459
  • Dewey Decimal Code 811.54

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  • Booklist, 12/15/1999, Page 752
  • Publishers Weekly, 12/06/1999, Page 74
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