What is "bukowski"

Bukowski is a 1973 documentary film directed by Taylor Hackford. It is based on a San Francisco poetry reading by Los Angeles poet Charles Bukowski.

Bukowski, Bukovski, or Bukovsky (, Bukouski, , ) is a surname found in several Slavic languages: Polish, Bulgarian, Czech, Belarusian, Russian, Slovak and Ukrainian. It is composed of the common Slavic word buk- (common Slavic for " beech tree") and the Slavic suffixes -ov and -ski.

The feminine forms are Bukowska (Polish), Bukovskaya (Russian, Ukrainian), Bukouskaya (Belarusian), Bukovská (Czech, Slovak), Bukovska (Bulgarian).

In some cases the name may originate from a toponym, i.e. the name would have been given to or adopted by a person or family from a place named Buków, for example .

Charles Bukowski is an American poet, novelist and short story writer.

Bukowski may also refer to:

• Bukowski (surname)
• Bukowski (1973 film), 1973 documentary film on Charles Bukowski by director Taylor Hackford
• Bukowski (2015 film), a film about Charles Bukowski's early life, directed by James Franco
• Bukowski (band), French musical group
• "Bukowski", a song by Modest Mouse from the album Good News for People Who Love Bad News
• Bukowskis, an auction house
• "Bukowski", a song by Moose Blood off the album, I'll Keep You in Mind, from Time to Time

Bukowski is a French musical power rock band formed in Paris in 2007. It worked as a trio, before expanding into a four-member band. Bukowski has released four studio albums: Amazing Grace in 2009, The Midnight Son's, the charting Hazardous Creatures in 2013 and On The Rocks in 2015.

Bukowski is an upcoming American biographical film. It retells the childhood years of writer Charles Bukowski. The film was directed by James Franco and stars Josh Peck as Charles Bukowski, Tim Blake Nelson as his father, Henry, and Alex Kingston as his mother, Katharina.