Factotum

Author: Charles Bukowski

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  • : $22.99 AUD
  • : 9780753518151
  • : Random House UK
  • : Random House UK
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  • : 0.126
  • : March 2009
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 14mm
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  • : 22.99
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  • : Charles Bukowski
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  • : Paperback
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  • : English
  • : 813/.5/4
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Barcode 9780753518151
9780753518151

Description

One of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listlessly from one odd job to another, always needing money but never badly enough to keep a job. His day-to-day existence spirals into an endless litany of pathetic whores, sordid rooms, dreary embraces, and drunken brawls, as he makes his bitter, brilliant way from one drink to the next.Charles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. Factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski.

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Author description

During his lifetime Bukowski published more than forty-five books of poetry and prose including the novels Post Office (1971) and Factotum (1975). He is one of America's most distinctive writers and a voice for both the outsider and low life Americana.