Factotum tie-inCharles 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. One of Charles Bukowski's best, this beer soaked, deliciously degenerate autobiographical novel follows the wanderings of aspiring writer Henry Chinaski across World War II era America. Deferred from military service, Chinaski travels

When you have completed this book

Why did you yawn before your piano recital

It was cold

Izabella Wentz knows first-hand the effects of the disease

and a tragic disappearance

precarious jobs

An award-winning writer

Scorekeeping—An exceedingly complex

From soaring across clouds of vanilla ice cream to driving a train across the ocean

Discover \"perhaps the funniest novel ever written\" (The Guardian )

combined with the classic desire to read about space ships and dragons

college student and medical anomaly