"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 Genres, Fiction + Literature Themes
- Subgenre: General, Conflicts + Dualities, Love + Relationships + Sex, Society + Social Issues, Human Qualities + Behavior, Stages of Life, Types of Characters
- Publisher: Ecco Pr
- Language: English
- Format: paperback
- Release Date: June 1, 1980
- Date Published: June 1, 1980
- Author: Charles Bukowski