Charles Bukowski - American author
Here's a snippet from a Buk-letter to Whit Burnett, dated 8-25-54:
Just an old man complaining?
Well, he was 34 at the time, not too old. And he pretty well knew the times before WW2 and the nearly 10 years after it. As did the recipient of his letter (so he couldn't cheat).
I find it most interesting how he descripes the 'new days' now (which are just a mild version of ours) - esp since they're meant to show the contrast to earlier times.
What other reports do we have about these times (not only from Buk)? Was life really so free, that most affairs were more or less a question of a gentleman's agreement? I can't really believe. So, is he idolizing (right word?) these old times?
Just an old man complaining?
Well, he was 34 at the time, not too old. And he pretty well knew the times before WW2 and the nearly 10 years after it. As did the recipient of his letter (so he couldn't cheat).
I find it most interesting how he descripes the 'new days' now (which are just a mild version of ours) - esp since they're meant to show the contrast to earlier times.
What other reports do we have about these times (not only from Buk)? Was life really so free, that most affairs were more or less a question of a gentleman's agreement? I can't really believe. So, is he idolizing (right word?) these old times?