{"product_id":"on-drinking-pb","title":"On Drinking","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcohol\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer's best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed \"dirty old man,\" Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some of his darkest moments as well as some of his most joyful and inspired. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOn Drinking\u003c\/em\u003e, Bukowski expert Abel Debritto has collected the writer's most profound, funny, and memorable work on his ups and downs with the hard stuff--a topic that allowed Bukowski to explore some of life's most pressing questions. Through drink, Bukowski is able to be alone, to be with people, to be a poet, a lover, and a friend--though often at great cost. As Bukowski writes in a poem simply titled \"Drinking,\" \"for me\/it was or\/is\/a manner of\/dying\/with boots on\/and gun\/smoking and a\/symphony music background.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn Drinking \u003c\/em\u003eis a powerful testament to the pleasures and miseries of a life in drink, and a window into the soul of one of our most beloved and enduring writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44458387275913,"sku":"9780062857941","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0376\/3057\/4729\/files\/83406ab28ac9c856afcf66c6bbda37a6facfd990.jpg?v=1757072553","url":"https:\/\/thebookmarkpr.com\/products\/on-drinking-pb","provider":"The Bookmark Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}