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I am halfway through this short story collection, and noticed a few things which I'd like to clarify.
For example, in a story he describes a 3 some with his girlfriend and two of her friends. But he was the only one who was aware of the situation, since the others were sleeping, and he switched holes after each job was done. If I remember correctly, this is the same situation described in Factotum, during that spell he was living at the house of that rich old man?
Then the story where he learns to bet at the races. During an idle weekend, he suggests his g/f to do something to kill some time, in order not to hit the bottle since he was still recovering from a hospital spell, and she takes him to the races. In a few minutes he learns the ropes and starts winning money. This is really how Bukowski first discovered the races? (and apparently win money)
The rape story of a little girl by a paedo...what's with that?
And what about the story about him in the hospital, lying on his death bed and saved in the very last moment by his father who managed to give him a blood transfusion. The first thing he does when he walks away is go to a bar and order a beer. Is this event real?
For example, in a story he describes a 3 some with his girlfriend and two of her friends. But he was the only one who was aware of the situation, since the others were sleeping, and he switched holes after each job was done. If I remember correctly, this is the same situation described in Factotum, during that spell he was living at the house of that rich old man?
Then the story where he learns to bet at the races. During an idle weekend, he suggests his g/f to do something to kill some time, in order not to hit the bottle since he was still recovering from a hospital spell, and she takes him to the races. In a few minutes he learns the ropes and starts winning money. This is really how Bukowski first discovered the races? (and apparently win money)
The rape story of a little girl by a paedo...what's with that?
And what about the story about him in the hospital, lying on his death bed and saved in the very last moment by his father who managed to give him a blood transfusion. The first thing he does when he walks away is go to a bar and order a beer. Is this event real?