Published in 1994 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in fiction, novels books. His menial post office day job supports a life of beer, onenight stands and racetracks. Download post office ebook pdf epub video dailymotion. In the same way that ham on rye can be said to be an autobiographical account of bukowski s childhood, post office may be said to be an autobiographical account of bukowski s later years. Free download or read online post office pdf epub book. The first edition of the novel was published in 1971, and was written by charles bukowski. Pdf pulp book by charles bukowski 1994 read online or. In the authors own unique style, he writes what is a semiautobiographical account based on his own experiences working at mundane jobs with the united states post office. 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. 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 mudsoaked mountains, outsmart vicious guard dogs, and pray to survive the daytoday trials of. Post office by charles bukowski penguin books australia.
If i were to recommend one of his works, it would be ham on rye. The book was published in multiple languages including english language, consists of 208 pages and is available in paperback format. I picked up the book, began reading, and couldnt believe that this book was allowed in a classroom. Lurid, uncompromising and hilarious, post office is a landmark in american literature. This new edition is augmented with an anecdotal introduction by the modern welsh cultliterary author, niall griffiths a writer who was working in a british post office when he first read bukowski s post office. The first novel, post office, is the story of hank chinaskis years in the postal service, first. He was born in 1920 in andernach, germany, to an american soldier father and a german mother, a. It is a semiautobiographical story of henry chinaski, a lowlife loser living a daytoday existence revolving around heavy drinking, gambling at the racetrack and as much sex as he can get.
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But he has a life of drinking and gambling to pay for. Post office is the first novel written by the germanamerican author charles bukowski, published in 1971. They are not for the squeamish, puritanical, or the politically correct. Post office charles bukowski 200910 it began as a mistake. The main character is charles chinaski, and the plot seems losely based on bukowski s own life, which made it all the more depressing. The new edition is augmented with an anecdotal introduction by the modern welsh cultliterary author, niall griffiths a writer who was working in a british post office when he first read bukowski s post office. Post office by charles bukowski seller books express published 20020203 condition good isbn 9780876850862 item price. Pdf women book by charles bukowski free download 291. Post office by charles bukowski 9780753518168 booktopia. The post office is short novel, and id say its mostly for those who are already fans of bukowski. Written in the first person, the novel follows henry chinaski, bukowski s thinly veiled alter ego, during his early years.
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