An edition of Factotum (1975)

Factotum

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An edition of Factotum (1975)

Factotum

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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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Publisher
Black Sparrow Press
Language
English
Pages
205

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Subjects

Fiction, Beat generation, Occupations, Alcoholics, Drifters, Beats (Persons), Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, general, Atomic transition probabilities, Bibliography

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United States
Edition Availability
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Factotum
2009, Virgin Books
Paperback in English
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Factotum
2006, HarperCollins
Electronic resource in English
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Factotum
2002, Ecco
in English - 1st Ecco ed
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Factotum
February 1, 1995, Grasset
Mass Market Paperback in French
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Factotum
November 6, 1992, Virgin Books
Paperback - New Ed edition
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Factotum
1988, Allison & Busby, ALLISON & BUSBY
Paperback
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Factotum
1982, Star W.H, Allen & Co., Ebury Publishing
Paperback
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Factotum
1981, W.H. Allen, Ebury Publishing
in English
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Factotum
1975, Black Sparrow Press
in English

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Published in
Los Angeles
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813/.5/4
Library of Congress
PZ4.B9315 Fac, PS3552.U4 Fac, PZ4.B9315Fac, PS3552 .U4 F3, QC100 .U57 no.320, QC100 .U57 no. 320

The Physical Object

Pagination
205 p. ;
Number of pages
205

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL5207742M
ISBN 10
0876852649, 0876852630, 0876852657
LCCN
75034231, 76604227
OCLC/WorldCat
82135, 1957346, 70920499, 53810992, 3949307
LibraryThing
23065
Goodreads
1145321
497199
1145323

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Work ID
OL50452W

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