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I don’t want to get into all the personal stuff but you went there, okay let’s read it that’s how the book feels. He gives a little too much information at times which we would normally keep to ourselves like his personal relationships with women and how they went down. a b Jonathan Smith, "'I Never Saw Him Drunk': An Interview With Bukowski's Longtime Publisher," Vice, June 20, 2014. The novel sheds light on Bukowski's life during the period from 1952 and until he resigned from his job at the post office in 1955, before returning to his position in 1958, where he continued to work until 1969.

he got his little playbag and the rubber wraparound for the arm and he squeezed the ball and the rubber inflated The closing lines of Post Office are as brilliant as the opening and one gets a sense here that this was Bukowski speaking through Hank again, during a life-affirming moment:I like hearing about a guy's romantic conquests. Even when they're exaggerated and unbelievable, it's nice to compare notes or just be happy for the guy. The main character/narrator is the same one in Factotum, which I reviewed. But in Post Office, Hank is more settled, having worked 11 years in the post office. He’s more settled in his love life too. There are three or so women he’s fairly steady with (steady is a relative word), each over a few years. One young rich woman he marries, although that doesn’t last, and with another he fathers a child, although they shortly separate and he pays child support. His women are all heavy drinkers like him. One of his women friends basically drinks herself to death. ... a b " Introduction to Charles Bukowski by Jay Dougherty". Jaydougherty.com. August 16, 1920 . Retrieved July 17, 2014. Despite the light touch, Chinaski isn't immune from hurt, grief and introspection: "We slept without touching. We had both been robbed" and "How the hell do I know who you are or I am or anybody is?". Nevertheless, dirt and depravity notwithstanding, the overall tone is humorous.

POST OFFICE by Charles Bukowski is a great book. Raw, vulgar and a little nasty -- and in that way it reminds me another novel I just finished reading -- and one I recommend -- PERMANENT OBSCURITY by Richard Perez. That novel is also gritty and blunt and “real.” Post Office is the first novel written by the German-American author Charles Bukowski, published in 1971. The book is an autobiographical memoir of Bukowski's years working at the United States Postal Service. The film rights to the novel were sold in the early 1970s, but a film has not been made thus far. Muthuraja Ramachandar is the founder of muthusblog.com. Muthusblog was created to instill a habit of reading where he reads a book during the week and summarizes it on the weekend. a b c d Hemmingson, Michael (October 9, 2008). The Dirty Realism Duo: Charles Bukowski & Raymond Carver. Borgo Press. pp.70, 71. ISBN 978-1-4344-0257-8. An autobiographical account of Bukowski's years working as a carrier and sorter for the United States Postal Service, [2] the novel is "dedicated to nobody". Post Office introduces Bukowski's autobiographical anti-hero, Henry Chinaski. It covers the period of Bukowski's life from about 1952 to his resignation from the United States Postal Service three years later, to his return in 1958 and then to his final resignation in 1969. During this time, Chinaski/Bukowski worked as a mail carrier for a number of years. After a brief hiatus, in which he supported himself by gambling at horse races, he returned to the post office to work as a sorter. [2] [3]

Bluebird" is claimed to be the first country song inspired by Charles Bukowski to reach Number 1. [48] Call me pathetic, but I find this true, autobiographical, and honest novel that describes the chasms of human nature without any moral forefinger, romantic downplaying, or a deeper, philosophical message better than all the other progressive, beat generation stuff describing excesses, orgies, drug abuse, and crime. a b Bukowski, Charles Run with the hunted: a Charles Bukowski reader, Edited by John Martin (Ecco, 2003), pp. 363–365 The story is about the drudgery of being a working stiff. It covers his run with the post office as a postman and a mail sorter. And it seems to be about his years “in Hell.” It’s a story that most people can relate to because most people hate their jobs -- and yet they’re forced to put up with the constant humiliation out of necessity. Here the post office represents the demeaning and stupid bureaucracy with its constant idiot regulations and write-ups and other demeaning practices. Bukowski knew this, which is why he wrote the sort of stuff he did, and why it resonates so well with so many. Admittedly, he wasn't the most sophisticated of writers. He does a lot more telling than showing, although the tales he tells show us quite a bit about the absurdities of modern life, the insanities we're so often driven to, and all the myriad ways in which we choose to cope. Post Office is no exception. I would read it if I were you, but then again, if I were you I'd probably kill myself. Or maybe I'd just grab a bottle and try to live for tonight instead. Cheers!

We’re forced into absurd lives, against which the only sane response is to wage a guerrilla operation of humor and lust and madness"—Chinaski/Bukowski I just got done reading Post Office by Charles Bukowski and it was an enthralling read. If you think you hate your 9-5 job and it’s bad, then think again my friend. I can assure you Mr. Bukowski had it a lot worse. Fox, Hugh (1969). "Hugh Fox: The Living Underground: Charles Bukowski". The North American Review. 254 (3): 57–58. JSTOR 25117001.

As you can tell from his photo, the author lived the life he wrote about and still survived to age 73 (1920-1994). He was born in Germany but his parents moved to Los Angeles when he was three. Bukowski was a prolific writer. He wrote six novels (three were made into movies) as well as dozens of plays, screen scripts and collections of poetry.

Popular Czech rappers Yzomadias and Nik Tendo mention Bukowski in their song "Bukowski" on their 2022 album Kruhy & Vlny [52] Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition, thus, 1980. Scarce mass market reprint, "A Moat Hall Book" by Magread Limited. The binding is clean and tightly bound with B/W cover sketch of a man with cigarette and a woman with a beer can. The contents are unmarked except for previous owner's names and faint pencil writing on the front free endpaper. Remains a very nice copy. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2011-06-24 19:48:27 Boxid IA140411 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Los Angeles Donor British-American rapper MF Doom referred to Bukowski as inspiration for his songs, featuring a Bukowski poem in one of his songs, "Cellz", off of his 2009 album, of which the title was a reference to Bukowski's poem "Dinosauria, We": Born Like This. [43]Fatto sta che quando io scoprivo le sue opere e mi innamoravo di lui, lui stava per andarsene: il che avvenne poco dopo, nel 1994, quasi alla soglia dei suoi settantaquattro.