Greek Buk Poems with Dew Drop Inn Photo (1 Viewer)

[Rekrab]

I just noticed that the Greek edition of Bukowski's Selected Poems 1960-1980 has a cover photo wherein Buk is sitting in front of what appears to be a flyer advertising the Dew Drop Inn, owned by Linda Lee B. Here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/CHARLES-BUKOWSK...6QQihZ001QQcategoryZ29223QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I've never seen this photo before. Anyone know where a clearer copy can be seen?

 

[mjp]

Looks like it was taken in his writing room in San Pedro. He had a bulletin board on the wall in there.

I've never seen the photo either.

 

[bright]

by the way,i am half greek and i can tell you most of the greek buk-translations are HORRIBLE....i have a greek translation of "woman",done by a woman and the book is literary destroyed by translation...whole passages left out or just dead wrong translated so that the meaning is totally gonne..almost as if done on purpose....man was i angry.
The poems get by a little better.

 

[Rekrab]

mjp: Ah, the photo was taken in Buk's writing room. Thanks. I wouldn't have known that. I generally have ignored the listings of translations on eBay, but this Greek cover has me thinking I should check them out just to see the photos.

dull: the translation is that bad? A shame. I wonder if there is some sort of bizarre dynamic at play here, wherein the bigger the author's reputation, the sloppier the editing/publishing becomes. Like, they know the damned thing will sell, so why sweat the details? Just a theory...

 

[HenryChinaski]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110023217979&ssPageName=MERC_VI_RSCC_Pr4_PcY_BIN_Stores_IT&refitem=110025044626&itemcount=4&refwidgetloc=active_view_item&usedrule1=StoreCatToStoreCat&refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget

jeff over at WaterRow books has a lot of good rare Buk items. He's very reliable. I've ordered from him before.

I'd like to get my hands on that. ^

 

[bospress.net]

Dull,
Do they literally translate the four letter words?

I worked for Greeks for almost 10 years. I had my share of Malaka, Agamisu, Pustis, Amoto Christosu...

Of course, I have spelled these phonetically, as I have no idea how they are all spelled. Just spoken.

Bill

 

[bright]

:),yes all the "bad words" are there.

sto kalo,file mu.

 

[HenryChinaski]

ahahahahha no matter what language you use...you gotta have bad words. they just seem to make life more bearable.

 

[bospress.net]

Dull,
Should we teach the group some Greek?

I thkn that it is very important to learn how to say "fuck off" in other languages.

"Aga Misu, BUKLIVESON!"

Bill

 

[bright]

:)

putana:prostitute
tsula:bitch
ande jamisu: go and fuck yourself(fuck off)
malaka:jerk or buddy(really, it just depends on the context)
muni:cunt

.............