Factotum by Charles Bukowski

Factotum by Charles BukowskiOne 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

The result is worse

Along with working night shifts looking after the terminally ill

For the closer they get to the truth

Are books hidden in his house

Set to a musical theme

Hitler's failed invasion of Russia & Japan's stunning victory at Pearl Harbor

As Su Yi's relatives fight over heirlooms

Newly single and about to turn eighty

It took a decade for AOL to achieve mainstream success

he returns to his village to find his parents gone

With unforgettable characters and page-turning suspense

After release he rests on the steps of an abandoned temple when a peasant passing by mistakes him for a holy man