Stories of Ordinary Madness

Charles Bukowski is a cult American writer of the 20th century, whose European popularity has always outstripped his American one. Despite the sometimes shocking naturalism, his texts are full of lyricism, even a kind of sentimentality. Bukowski is rightfully considered a master of the short form, and his classic collection "Stories of Ordinary Madness" is a vivid confirmation of this: bringing his signature mastery of words to incredible perfection, Bukowski takes his lyrical hero - a womanizer and a drunkard, an obvious alter ego of the author - through all the circles of modern hell. It was based on this book that the famous Italian director Marco Ferreri made a film of the same name (starring Ben Gazzara, Ornella Muti), which was awarded the FIPRESCI prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival and the David di Donatello awards in several categories at once.