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I been pondering, for the last night or two, about how Bukowski's fame as a writer and poet compares to his influences. Here is my nifty little chart I made up, using "<" and ">" for indicate who's fame is bigger (or something like that):
Anton Chekhov > Bukowski
James Thurber < Bukowski
Franz Kafka > Bukowski
Knut Hamsun < Bukowski
Ernest Hemingway > Bukowski
John Fante < Bukowski
Louis-Ferdinand Céline ? Bukowski
Robinson Jeffers < Bukowski
Fyodor Dostoyevsky > Bukowski
D. H. Lawrence > Bukowski
Ezra Pound > Bukowski
Conrad Aiken < Bukowski
Sherwood Anderson > Bukowski
Catullus < Bukowski
Li Bai < Bukwoski
That's my speculation, folks. I still cant decided whether Buk's fame is bigger than Celine's though.
Anton Chekhov > Bukowski
James Thurber < Bukowski
Franz Kafka > Bukowski
Knut Hamsun < Bukowski
Ernest Hemingway > Bukowski
John Fante < Bukowski
Louis-Ferdinand Céline ? Bukowski
Robinson Jeffers < Bukowski
Fyodor Dostoyevsky > Bukowski
D. H. Lawrence > Bukowski
Ezra Pound > Bukowski
Conrad Aiken < Bukowski
Sherwood Anderson > Bukowski
Catullus < Bukowski
Li Bai < Bukwoski
That's my speculation, folks. I still cant decided whether Buk's fame is bigger than Celine's though.
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