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Post Office

By Charles Bukowski
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Post Office by Charles Bukowski follows the life of Henry Chinaski, a man who unwillingly becomes a postal worker. This gritty narrative explores his chaotic life, marked by drudgery and frustration, interwoven with his sardonic humour and observations on the absurdity of his daily routine. The story offers a raw depiction of life's struggles and exertion within the mundane backdrop of the postal service.
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Post Office

Henry Chinaski is a lowlife loser with a hand-to-mouth existence. His menial post office day job supports a life of beer, one-night stands and racetracks.

NEW LOOK FOR THIS TIMELESS CULT CLASSIC WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NIALL GRIFFITHS

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NEW LOOK FOR THIS TIMELESS CULT CLASSIC WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NIALL GRIFFITHS

Henry Chinaski is a lowlife loser with a hand-to-mouth existence. His menial post office day job supports a life of beer, one-night stands and racetracks. Lurid, uncompromising and hilarious, Post Office is a landmark in American literature, and over 1 million copies have been sold worldwide.

The new edition is augmented with an anecdotal introduction by the modern Welsh cult-literary author, Niall Griffiths - a writer who was working in a British post office when he first read Bukowski's Post Office.

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Post Office by Charles Bukowski is received as a hilariously entertaining novel that captivates readers with its relentless humour and candid storytelling. Critics describe it as both jokey and poignant, delivering a raw, engaging account of its protagonist's struggles. It is hailed as one of the funniest books, leaving a lasting impression with its humorous yet thoughtful narrative.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780753518168

Publisher: Ebury Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 April 2009

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Virgin Books

Edition: Revised edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 130g

Pages: 176

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Charles Bukowski Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

During his lifetime Bukowski published more than forty-five books of poetry and prose including the novels Post Office (1971) and Factotum (1975). He is one of America's most distinctive writers and a voice for both the outsider and lowlife Americana.

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