The Traps: Bukowski as Interpreter of Cornered Lives.

In this article, I explore the theme of ''the existential trap'' in relation to Bukowski's short stories. My objective is to illustrate how these traps are inherently spatial. In order to lay the groundwork for my analysis, I begin the paper by considering the specificity of the short story genre as it relates to the representation of place. I then go on to make a geographical reading of three different spatial traps that recur throughout Bukowski's many volumes of short stories. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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