Notes of a Dirty Old Man Condition:Good John Hartley

John Hartley

Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure)

aims to be accessible to all and this is one of its main strengths

securing the education that her sisters were denied

the two men find themselves drawn into the dangerous underworld of the Athenian aristocracy

Notes of a Dirty Old Man Condition:Good John HartleyBeginning in 1967, Bukowski wrote the column "Notes of a Dirty Old Man" for the underground newspaper Open City. Perennially drunk, broke and in search of a woman, Bukowski takes on the guise of a wise fool as he ventures through America's seedy lowlife. Peopled by Kerouac, Burroughs and other much less salubrious characters, his exploits provoke humour and despair, whilst highlighting the inherent beauty and futility of life.