{"product_id":"the-continual-condition","title":"The Continual Condition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Joyce Carol Oates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--Leonard Cohen, songwriter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArguably the most imitated and influential American poet of the previous half-century, Charles Bukowski remains a counter-culture icon more than a decade after his death. The Continual Condition is a collection of never-before-published poems by the inimitable Bukowski--raw, tough, odes to alcohol, women, work, and despair by a rebel author equally adept at poetry and prose. Charles Bukowski lives on in The Continual Condition, a godsend for admirers of his previous collections Slouching Toward Nirvana, The Pleasures of the Damned, and Love is a Dog From Hell, as well as his novels Factotum, Ham on Rye, and Pulp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis final collection delivers the raw, uncut Bukowski experience: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDirty Realism: \u003c\/b\u003e Unflinching poems that find the profound in the profane--from racetrack bars and dead-end jobs to the strange, savage beauty of a city that never sleeps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Barfly Poet Laureate: \u003c\/b\u003e Searing, personal odes to alcohol, women, and the Sisyphean struggle of the artist, all told with Bukowski's signature blend of weary cynicism and dark humor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnpublished Works: \u003c\/b\u003e A treasure trove for longtime fans and new readers alike, featuring poems written in his final years that have never before seen the light of day.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCounterculture Voice: \u003c\/b\u003e The raw, unapologetic spirit that made him an icon, cutting through the noise with brutal honesty and a middle finger to convention.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836082958541,"sku":"9780061771217","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_82a213d0-2da8-41fa-a48e-22e293cac958.jpg?v=1790992711","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-continual-condition","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}