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This Book Uses Cultural And Psycho-social Analysis To Examine The Beat Writer Charles Bukowski And His Literature, Focusing On Representations Of The Anti-hero Rebel And Outsider. Clements Considers The Complexities, Ambiguities, And Contradictions Represented By The Author And His Work, Exploring Bukowski's Visceral Writing Of The Cultural Ordinary And Everyday Self-narrative. The Study Considers Bukowski's Apolitical, Gendered, And Working-class Stance To Understand How The Writer Represents Reality And Is Represented With Regards To Counter-cultural Literature. In Addition, Clements Provides A Broader Socio-cultural Focus That Evaluates Counterculture In Relation To The American Beat Movement And Mythology, Highlighting The Male Cool Anti-hero. The Cultural Practices And Discourses Utilized To Situate Bukowski Include The Individual And Society, Outsiderdom, Cult Celebrity, Fan Embodiment, And Disneyfication, Providing A Greater Understanding Of The Beat Generation And Counterculture Literature-- Provided By Publisher.