{"product_id":"9780876852637","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","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42628735336509,"sku":"9780876852637","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780876852637_p0.jpg?v=1771583388","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9780876852637","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}