Post Office: A Cult Classic Work of Gritty Realism and Dark Humor
Charles Bukowski’s classic roman à clef, Post Office, captures the despair, drudgery, and happy dissolution of his alter ego, Henry Chinaski, as he enters middle age.
Post Office is an account of Bukowski alter-ego Henry Chinaski. It covers the period of Chinaski’s life from the mid-1950s to his resignation from the United States Postal Service in 1969, interrupted only by a brief hiatus during which he supported himself by gambling at horse races.
“The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.”—Joyce Carol Oates
“He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.”—Leonard Cohen, songwriter
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Pop culture always references Bukowski, so I decided to read one of his books. He's known for his "gritty, unflinching portrayals of American life." This semi-autobiographical memoir is about Bukowski's years working at the Postal Service. I've decided his cynical writing is very reminiscent of Billy Bob Thornton's character from Bad Santa
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