Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read post office. Box 3993 santa barbara, ca 93105 isbn 0876850867 paper. Henry is a middleaged alcoholic willing to buck any system, void of ambition, yet exhibiting superior intellect and reasoning. Alas, bukowski didnt live quite long enough to commit post office, south of no north, factotum, women, ham on rye. Office of postmaster united states post office january 1,1970 memolos angeles, california742 code of ethics the attention of all employees is. Download post office audiobook by charles bukowski. He was born in 1920 in andernach, germany, to an american soldier father and a german mother. From a harrowingly cheerless childhood in germany through acneriddled hi. Download or stream post office by charles bukowski. Post office is bukowski s first novel and sets the style for his later books. The normally jobless, transient henry chinaski attempts to live a normal.
Chinaski drifts from place to place, surviving through. Listen to charles bukowski poems being read by bukowski. The narrator of the post office is fantastic, channeling bukowskis voice perfectly. Lee post office a novel por charles bukowski disponible en rakuten kobo. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are henry chinaski. Henry chinaski is a lowlife loser with a handtomouth existence. Having awakened from a terrible drunken spree, henry looks back at a career that has broken him physically, and at the sexual and. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. In the same way that ham on rye can be said to be an autobiographical account of bukowskis. The post office is short novel, and id say its mostly for those who are already fans of bukowski. His menial post office day job supports a life of beer, onenight stands and racetracks. Pdf post office book by charles bukowski free download.
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. He was born in 1920 in andernach, germany, to an american soldier father and a german mother, a. Of course, no one reading bukowskis post office would think alcohol did anything but keep chinaski in a life of squalor, barely able to. Post office by charles bukowski, first edition abebooks. Post office, charles bukowski post office is the first novel written by charles bukowski, published in 1971 when he was 50 years old. If i were to recommend one of his works, it would be ham on rye. This is presented as a work of fiction and dedicated to nobody. By middle age, henry chinaski has lost more than twelve years of. Post office charles bukowski if you are buying this book looking for a reason postal workers go postal dont bother.
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Post office ebook por charles bukowski 9780061844041. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. In this engrossing biography, studded with excerpts from bukowski s. In a world where his three true, bitter pleasures are women, booze, and racetrack betting, he somehow drags his hangover out of bed.
In what is widely hailed as the best of his many novels, charles bukowski details the long, lonely years of his own hardscrabble youth in the raw voice of alter ego henry chinaski. Post office by charles bukowski audiobook duration. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. In the authors own unique style, he writes what is a semiautobiographical account based on his own experiences working at. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 208 pages and is available in paperback format. If you buy this book you will understand about the buffalo. Post office is the first novel written by charles bukowski, published in 1971 when he was 50 years old. Charles bukowski is one of americas bestknown contemporary writers of poetry and prose and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. 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.
The story follows his experiences at the post office, weaving them together with his accounts of romantic affairs, sexual encounters, drinking, and. I woke my wife up twice trying to stifle my laughs. By middle age, henry chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life to the u. The first edition of the novel was published in 1971, and was written by charles bukowski. Download audiobooks by charles bukowski at and save. Post office by charles bukowski and christian baskous.
Post office by bukowski, charles and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. Listen to post office by charles bukowski, christian baskous for free with a 30 day free trial. Charles bukowski is one of americas bestknown contemporary writers of poetry and prose, and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. Charles bukowski audio books, best sellers, author bio. 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. Post office is bukowskis first novel and sets the style for his later books. Post office is a 1971 novel written by charles bukowski. Firstedition books with paintings by the man whose job in a post office inspired his first novel in 1971. Charles bukowski on dying and how to write duration. Now with that said i start listening to this book in bed around ten oclock and didnt quit till three in the morning.
In this engrossing biography, studded with excerpts from bukowskis. A novel, by charles bukowski online on bookmate it began as a mistake. Post office, by charles bukowski, is the selfrevelation of henry hank chinaski. Post office by charles bukowski audiobook john stenger. His classic books include post office, women and love is a dog from hell. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search.
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