Post office

Name: Post office
Rating: 3.720930232558139 (43 reviews)
Author: Charles Bukowski
ISBN: 9780061177576

by Charles Bukowski

3.7

(43 ratings)

208 pages2002EccoISBN 9780061177576

Classics Fiction

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About this book

<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>

Publication Details

Publisher: Ecco
Published: 2002
Pages: 208
ISBN: 9780061177576
Language: en

About Charles Bukowski

Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. Bukowski's writing was heavily influenced by the geography and atmosphere of his home city of Los Angeles, and is marked by an emphasis on the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work. A prolific author, Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories, and six novels, eventually having over 60 books in print. In 1986 Time called Bukowski a "laureate of American lowlife."

Community Reviews

menwithven★★★★☆3/22/2026

There’s a rape scene in this book, its a really interesting story about a guy who work at. You guessed it. The post office. Well, he drinks beer, and memorizes his routes and sits on the stool and throws mail into the slot. Really fast too. Good read I’d say.