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Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski's debut novel is a classic roman à clef that introduces his fictional alter ego, Henry Chinaski, as he navigates middle age and a series of dead-end jobs. The book is a semi-autobiographical account of Chinaski's years working at the United States Postal Service, chronicling his experiences first as a substitute mail carrier and later as a mail clerk. It captures the despair, drudgery, and the pursuit of dissolution through women and alcohol from the mid-1950s until his final resignation in 1969, with a brief interruption where he supported himself by gambling at the horse races.
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Tomes & Tales
$8.95
1 copy
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pages
208
Format
PAPERBACK
ISBN-13
9780061177576
ISBN-10
0061177571
Language
English
Published
2007-02-27
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