Factotum

Factotum: A Life Less Ordinary

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…