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katie edited the quotations of Factotum Wednesday, September 23 2009.
- Added a quotation: “Frankly, I was horrified by life, at what a man had to do simply in order to eat, sleep, and keep himself clothed. So I stayed in bed and drank. When you drank the world was still out there, but for the moment it didn’t have you by the throat.”
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katie edited the characters of Factotum Friday, September 18 2009.
- Changed the section title: Cast of Characters/Important People
- Added a character: Henry Chinaski
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Shelfari edited the description of Factotum Monday, August 3 2009.
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.
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Shelfari edited the contributors of Factotum Wednesday, July 22 2009.
- Added a contributor: Charles Bukowski: (Primary Author)
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