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.
This classic 1971 novel--the one that catapulted its author to national fame--is the perfect introduction to the grimly hysterical world of legendary writer, poet, and Dirty Old Man Charles Bukowski and his fictional alter ego, Chinaski..
In a world where his three true, bitter pleasures are women, booze, and racetrack betting, he somehow drags his hangover out of bed every dawn to lug waterlogged mailbags up mud-soaked mountains, outsmart vicious guard dogs, and pray to survive the day-to-day trials of sadistic bosses and certifiable coworkers.
Postal Service.
By middle age, Henry Chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life to the U.
S.
It began as a mistake.
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
