Charles Bukowski Post Office

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.

Charles bukowski post office. This is a great performance by christian baskus. Post office charles bukowski post office is the first novel written by charles bukowski published in 1971 when he was 50 years old. Courage comes from the belly all else is desperation.

Maybe i ll write a novel i thought. He quits for a while and lives on his winnings at the track then becomes a mail clerk. A novel by charles bukowski.

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

9 people found this helpful. Charles bukowski s novel post office is the first person account of henry chinaski a hard drinking gambler and womanizer who goes to work for the united states postal service in los angeles. Like food is good for the nerves and the spirit.

The post office is short novel and i d say it s mostly for those who are already fans of bukowski. In los angeles california down and out barfly henry chinaski becomes a substitute mail carrier. A novel by charles bukowski.

In the author s own unique style he writes what is a semi autobiographical account based on his own experiences working at mundane jobs with the united states post office. It began as a mistake. Post office is the first novel written by charles bukowski published in 1971 when he was 50 years old.