Post Office by Bukowski, Charles

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Charles Bukowski's classic roman à clef, Post Office, captures the despair, drudgery, and happy dissolution of his alter ego, Henry Chinaski, as he enters middle age.Post Office is an account of Bukowski alter-ego Henry Chinaski. It covers the period of Chinaski's life from the mid-1950s to his resignation from the United States Postal Service in 1969, interrupted only by a brief hiatus during which he supported himself by gambling at horse races."The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles."--Joyce Carol Oates"He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels."--Leonard Cohen, songwriterAuthor: Charles BukowskiPublisher: Ecco PressPublished: 07/29/2014Pages: 208Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.36lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.36w x 0.53dISBN: 9780061177576 Show more