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One of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listlessly from one odd job to another, always needing money but never badly enough to keep a job. His day-to-day existence spirals into an endless litany of pathetic whores, sordid rooms, dreary embraces, and drunken brawls, as he makes his bitter, brilliant way from one drink to the next.Charles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. Factotum…

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Editions

13 editions · 4 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2009
    Virgin Books · 163 pages · 9780753518151
  • Paperback · English · 2008
    Metis Yayinlari · 160 pages · 9789753420549
  • Ebook · English · 2006
    HarperCollins · 9780061241116
  • Paperback · English · 1992
    Virgin Books · 205 pages · 9780863697654
  • Paperback · English · 1988
    Allison & Busby · 205 pages · 9780850319828
  • Paperback · English · 1982
    Star W.H, Allen & Co. · 208 pages · 9780352310491
FictionBeat generationOccupationsAlcoholicsDriftersBeats (Persons)Fiction, action & adventureFiction, general