This is a collection of 175 previously unpublished works by bukowski. It contains yarns about his childhood in the depression and his early literary passions, his apprentice days as a hard-drinking, starving poetic aspir...This is a collection of 175 previously unpublished works by bukowski. It contains yarns about his childhood in the depression and his early literary passions, his apprentice days as a hard-drinking, starving poetic aspirant, and his later years when he looks back at fate with defiance.