![]() ![]() I looked at it as a commentary on how a typical dead end job looks like, and how people who work there are just cogs in the wheel and can’t bring any positive changes. The second thing I loved about it was the story. Bukowski’s prose has had many imitators since, but probably no equal. ![]() It was sharp and shining, had a lazy elegance, and cut like a knife. The first thing I loved about it was Bukowski’s prose. What happens after that forms the rest of the story. After trying his luck at different places, Henry ends up at the post office again, this time as a clerk. She wants to prove to her family that a person can get by without being rich and so she makes Henry get back to work. Then he gets a new girlfriend who is rich. At some point his girlfriend breaks up with him because he is just lounging around at home (though he is making money in horse betting). But at some point he feels that he has had enough and quits and decides that he wants to bet on horses and enjoy the money he makes. First he joins as a mailman who delivers mail. ![]() Henry Chinaski goes to work in the post office. I got this book, ‘ Post Office‘, as a present from one of my friends, and so I thought I’ll get started with this. I’ve never read a Charles Bukowski book before. ![]()
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