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Henry chinaski, an outcast, a loner and a hopeless drunk, drifts around america from one deadend job to another, from one woman to another and from one bottle to the next. Set in the 1940s, the plot follows henry chinaski, bukowskis. Id like to ask you about your novel factotum, your second work i believe. Henry chinaski, an outcast, a loner and a hopeless dunk, drifts around america form one deadend job to another, from one woman to another and from one bot. Factotum 1975 is the second novel by american author charles bukowski. Charles bukowskifactotum read and download epub, pdf, fb2, mobi. Dec 28, 2017 factotum is a masterfully vivid evocation of slowpaced, lowlife urbanity and alcoholism, and an excellent introduction to the fictional world of charles bukowski.
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