{"product_id":"factotum","title":"Factotum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Bukowski's posthumous legend continues to grow. \u003ci\u003eFactotum\u003c\/i\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne 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 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\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\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0876852630\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780876852637\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Bukowski, Charles\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (May 2002)","offer_id":46081192231109,"sku":"9780876852637","price":17.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780876852637.jpg?v=1776043859","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/factotum","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}