"It began as a mistake." By middle age, Henry Chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life to the U.S. Postal Service. 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 mud-soaked mountains, outsmart vicious guard dogs, and pray to survive the day-to-day trials of sadistic bosses and certifiable coworkers. This classic 1971 novel8212;the one that catapulted its author to national fame8212;is the perfect introduction to the grimly hysterical world of legendary writer, poet, and Dirty Old Man Charles Bukowski and his fictional alter ego, Chinaski.
- Genre: Fiction + Literature Themes, Fiction + Literature Genres
- Subgenre: Types of Characters, Human Qualities + Behavior, General, Society + Social Issues, Conflicts + Dualities, Stages of Life, Love + Relationships + Sex
- Publisher: Ecco Pr
- Pages: 196
- Edition: Reprint
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: March 1, 2007
- Date Published: March 1, 2007
- Author: Charles Bukowski