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Septuagenarian Stew

by Charles Bukowski · 1990

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Septuagenarian Stewis a combination of poetry and stories written by Charles Bukowski that delve into the lives of different people on the backstreets of Los Angeles. He writes of the housewife, the bum, the gambler and the celebrity to evoke a portrait of Los Angeles

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adult
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medium · 384 pages
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