"I'M TIRED OF BEING GREAT. I'M TIRED OF WAITING TO DIE. LET'S GO OUT"
BUKOWSKI, Charles. Hot Water Music. Santa Barbara: Black Sparrow Press, 1983. Octavo, original striped cloth spine, original multicolored boards. $1350.
Signed limited first edition of this collection of short stories, number 64 of 400 copies signed by Bukowski.
Bukowski "stands at the centre of a group of Los Angeles-based writers who glorify a gritty street life" and he "represents the antithesis of the academic poet" (Hamilton, 75). This collection of short stories includes "Scream When You Burn," "Scum Grief," "It's A Dirty World," and "How to Get Published." Additionally issued in a trade edition and a signed, limited edition with original artwork by Bukowski of 126 copies. Krumhansl 80e.
Fine condition.