This legendary Henry Chinaski novel is now available in a newly repackaged trade paperback edition, covering the period of the author's alter-ego from the mid-1950s to his resignation from the United States Postal Service in 1969.
Henry Chinaski Series
This series chronicles the life of a nonconformist grappling with life's absurdities and searching for meaning in a chaotic world. With raw honesty and cynical humor, it delves into the depths of the human psyche, exploring themes of addiction, fleeting relationships, and the struggle against societal norms. It offers a gritty, uncompromising look at life on the fringes, resonating with readers who appreciate authenticity and unflinching truth.
Recommended Reading Order
Factotum
- 163 pages
- 6 hours of reading
Legendary barfly Charles Bukowski follows the path of his alter ego Henry Chinaski as he meanders his way through America drifting from one dead-end job to another, from one woman to another and from one bottle to the next. His downward spiral is peppered with black humour.
Women
- 304 pages
- 11 hours of reading
After decades of slacking off at low-paying dead-end jobs, blowing his cash on booze and women, and scrimping by in flea-bitten apartments, Chinaski sees his poetic star rising at last. Now, at fifty, he is reveling in his sudden rock-star life, running three hundred hangovers a year, and maintaining a sex life that would cripple Casanova. With all of Bukowski's trademark humor and gritty, dark honesty, this 1978 follow-up to Post Office and Factotum is an uncompromising account of life on the edge.
Ham On Rye
- 336 pages
- 12 hours of reading
With his fourth novel, legendary barfly Charles Bukowski follows the path of his alter ego Henry Chinaski through the high school years of acne and rejection, drinking his way through the Depression, and ends at the start of World War Two.
Hollywood
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Charles Bukowski lays bare Hollywood, revealing the absurdity and egotism behind the glamour