# Betting on the Muse

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- Book: [Betting on the Muse](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-bukowski/betting-on-the-muse) ([Betting on the Muse.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-bukowski/betting-on-the-muse.md))
- Authors: [Charles Bukowski](https://www.bookquiver.com/charles-bukowski)
- Publisher: Ecco
- ISBN: 978-15-7423-001-7
- Pages: 416
- Published: 1996-06-06
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriterBetting on the Muse is a combination of hilarious poetry and stories. Charles Bukowski writes about the real life of a working man and all that comes with it.