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Down & Out with Bukowski
Factotum is the 2nd book by Bukowski I've read (after Post Office), and so far, they have been very much the same: Bukowski's alter ego Henry Chinaski is a lazy alcoholic bastard without any ambitions but to drink, screw and bet on horses. Chinaski has as many jobs as the book has chapters - which i ... (continue)
Factotum is the 2nd book by Bukowski I've read (after Post Office), and so far, they have been very much the same: Bukowski's alter ego Henry Chinaski is a lazy alcoholic bastard without any ambitions but to drink, screw and bet on horses. Chinaski has as many jobs as the book has chapters - which is a lot. Bukowski's style seems as off-hand and nonchalant as the man himself, and that is its brilliance. He writes more directly than any other writer I've read, and is funnier than most without seeming to even try.
If you have two or three hours to spare and don't mind reading about the life of an unambitious drunkard, this book is highly recommended.
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