Bukowski, Charles

Post office : a novel by Charles Bukowski ( Book )
118 editions published between 1970 and 2009 in 19 languages and held by 1,126 libraries worldwide
Henry Chinaski began working for the postal system during the Christmas rush, and for eleven years, he keeps trying to get out!

Ham on rye : a novel by Charles Bukowski ( Book )
90 editions published between 1982 and 2009 in 22 languages and held by 1,036 libraries worldwide
A down-and-out writer recalls his childhood, schooling, and the years leading up to World War II.

Factotum by Charles Bukowski ( Book )
128 editions published between 1975 and 2009 in 20 languages and held by 946 libraries worldwide
Synopsis: One of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer-soaked, deliciously degenerate novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II-era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels from city to city, moving listlessly from one odd job to another, always needing money but never badly enough to keep a job. His day-to-day existence spirals into an endless litany of pathetic whores, sordid rooms, dreary embraces, and drunken brawls, as he makes his bitter, brilliant way from one drink to the next. Charles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. Factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski.

Hollywood : a novel by Charles Bukowski ( Book )
74 editions published between 1989 and 2009 in 17 languages and held by 934 libraries worldwide
Hank and his wife, Sarah, agree to write a screenplay, and encounter the strange world of the movie industry.

Women by Charles Bukowski ( Book )
110 editions published between 1978 and 2010 in 17 languages and held by 865 libraries worldwide
Tells the story of an ugly old man who has gone unloved for too long, but a change comes over him as he begins more and more relationships with women.

The pleasures of the damned : poems, 1951-1993 by Charles Bukowski ( Book )
11 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 850 libraries worldwide
To his legions of fans, Charles Bukowski was- - and remains- - a counterculture icon. A hard- drinking wild man of literature, a stubborn outsider to the poetry world, he struck a chord with generations of readers, writing raw, tough poetry about booze, work, and women, that spoke to his fans as "real" and, like the work of the Beats, even dangerous.

Pulp by Charles Bukowski ( Book )
57 editions published between 1900 and 2010 in 21 languages and held by 837 libraries worldwide
A takeoff on private eye novels by the author of Ham on Rye. In Los Angeles, PI Nick Belane is hired by Lady Death to find out if the man she spotted in a bookstore is the dead French writer, Celine, or an impersonator. The assignment leads Belane to many bars, many fights and many beautiful women.

Burning in water, drowning in flame by Charles Bukowski ( Book )
34 editions published between 1972 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 776 libraries worldwide

Come on in! : new poems by Charles Bukowski ( Book )
9 editions published between 2006 and 2009 in English and held by 748 libraries worldwide
Presents 123 previously unpublished poems from one of America's most influential and important poets.

Slouching toward Nirvana : new poems by Charles Bukowski ( Book )
6 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and held by 747 libraries worldwide