{"product_id":"factotum-charles-bukowski-9780753518151","title":"Factotum","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe died in 1994 and is widely acknowledged as one of the most distinctive writers of the last fifty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeeli Cherkovski was a close friend of Bukowski and is the author of \u003ci\u003eHank: The Life of Charles Bukowski\u003c\/i\u003e (Random House, 1991)\u003c\/p\u003eNEW LOOK FOR THE CLASSIC NOVEL WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NEELI CHERKOVSKI  Henry Chinaski, an outcast, a loner and a hopeless drunk, drifts around America from one dead-end job to another, from one woman to another and from one bottle to the next. Uncompromising, gritty, hilarious and confessional in turn, his downward spiral is peppered with black humour.  Factotum follows Charles Bukowski's bestselling Post Office, his highly autobiographical first novel. Bukowski's Beat Generation writing reflects his slum upbringing, his succession of menial jobs and his experience of low life urban America. He died in 1994 and is widely acknowledged as one of the most distinctive writers of the last fifty years.  Neeli Cherkovski was a close friend of Bukowski and is the author of Hank- The Life of Charles Bukowski (Random House, 1991)\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780753518151\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Revised edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 01 Apr 2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Ebury Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.7(H)x12.8(L)x1.1(W)128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 128\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eDuring 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.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e1Not since George Orwell has the condition of being down-and-out been so well recorded. - \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2Funny and sharp, observant, clever with details and honest. - \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3A side-splitting chronicle ... dirty realism from the godfather of lowlife literature - \u003ci\u003eUncut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4Its genius is simple and it shines a wee candle on the life of an aspiring poet and home-relief applicant - \u003ci\u003eBizarre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * - *","brand":"Charles Bukowski","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46523720925401,"sku":"9780753518151","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9780753518151_e8475882-e53d-473c-9152-b3381084d728.jpg?v=1746712137","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/factotum-charles-bukowski-9780753518151","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}