{"product_id":"factotum-charles-bukowski-9780061131271","title":"Factotum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Walt Whitman of Los Angeles.\"--Joyce Carol Oates, bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"He brought everybody down to earth, even the angels.\"--Leonard Cohen, songwriter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. \u003cem\u003eFactotum\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterfully vivid evocation of slow-paced, low-life urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of Charles Bukowski.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Bukowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 006113127X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061131271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2006 pg. 83","brand":"Charles Bukowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44043902550271,"sku":"9780061131271","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe08a15f-00e6-463c-8b6d-dd661c308770.jpg?v=1684969784","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/factotum-charles-bukowski-9780061131271","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}