Post Office Charles Bukowski

In los angeles california down and out barfly henry chinaski becomes a substitute mail carrier.

Post office charles bukowski. Henry charles bukowski born heinrich karl bukowski. What i found most remarkable about this short novel 162 pages is how enjoyable the author made me feel about such an apparent. August 16 1920 march 9 1994 was a german american poet novelist and short story writer.

People just are not good to each other one on one. What i found most remarkable about this short novel 162 pages is how enjoyable the author made me feel about such an apparent. Post office is the first novel written by charles bukowski published in 1971 when he was 50 years old.

Charles bukowski post office. The narrator of the post office is fantastic channeling bukowski s voice perfectly. It was christmas season and i learned from the drunk up on the hill who did the trick every christmas that they would hire damned near anybody and so i went and the next thing i knew i had this leather sack on my back and was hiking around at my leisure.

This is a great performance by christian baskus. If i were to recommend one of his works it would be ham on rye. His writing was influenced by the social cultural and economic ambiance of his home city of los angeles.

A bukowski sampler 1969 the days run away like wild horses over the hills 1969 fire station 1970 post office 1971 mockingbird wish me luck 1972 erections ejaculations exhibitions and general tales of ordinary madness 1972 me and your sometimes love poems 1972 while the music played 1973 south of no north 1973. 9 people found this helpful. His work addresses the ordinary lives of poor americans the act of writing alcohol relationships with women and the drudgery of work.

People so tired mutilated either by love or no love. A novel by charles bukowski. It began as a mistake.