• ISBN13: 9780061177576
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Publisher Imprint: Ecco Press
• Publication Date: July 29, 2014
• Pages: 196
• Original Price: USD 17.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 163 grams

<p><b>From the Back Cover</b><br><p>"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 novel--the one that catapulted its author to national fame--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.</p></p>