Post office book by charles bukowski loveland colorado

We follow henry chinaski, drifting from woman to woman, and postal service job to unemployment to postal service job againa gutter rollercoaster of a life peppered throughout. Life in a post office post office by charles bukowski. Dec 20, 20 post office by charles bukowski henry chinaski has only one steady thing in his life. Life in a post office i happened to read a wonderful quote by bukowski, which eventually lead me to read his quasiautobiographical novel, post office. What i found most remarkable about this short novel 162 pages is how enjoyable the author made me feel about such an apparent. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Literary america owes a great debt to the black sparrow press.

In the authors own unique style, he writes what is a semiautobiographical account based on his own experiences. Post office is bukowskis first novel and sets the style for his later books. He later wrote about the filming of barfly in his novel, hollywood. Im not expecting you to name 30 or 40 pieces, but, interested to see the order of the first 5 of 10 or however many you want to name, really. Henry charles bukowski was a germanamerican poet, novelist, and short story writer. A bukowski sampler 1969 the days run away like wild horses over the hills 1969 fire station 1970 post office 1971 mockingbird wish me luck 1972 erections, ejaculations, exhibitions and general tales of ordinary madness 1972 me and your sometimes love poems 1972 while the music played 1973 south of no north 1973. This classic 1971 novelthe one that catapulted its author to national fameis. There are 2 post offices in loveland, colorado, serving a population of 74,125 people in an area of 34 square miles. Find 106 listings related to us passport office in loveland on. In colorado, loveland is ranked 339th of 568 cities in post offices per capita, and 333rd of 568 cities in post offices per square mile. Post office, by charles bukowski, is the selfrevelation of henry hank chinaski. Bukowski wrote the screenplay for the 1987 motion picture barfly. I have heard tid bits about how good some of charles bukowskis books are. I happened to read a wonderful quote by bukowski, which eventually lead me to read his quasiautobiographical novel, post office.

Us post office hours and locations in loveland, colorado. This page lists locations of usps collection stations blue mailboxes and post offices in loveland, colorado. Jul 20, 2011 im currently on my first piece of buks work, women. There is 1 post office per 37,062 people, and 1 post office per 16 square miles in colorado, loveland is ranked 339th of 568 cities in post offices per capita, and 333rd of 568 cities in post offices per square mile. Post office, charles bukowski post office is the first novel written by charles bukowski, published in 1971 when he was 50 years old. Complete summary of charles bukowski s post office. For charles bukowski, years spent in the employment hinterlands gave rise.

He bounces around between woman, horse races, and alcohol but always has the postal service to come back to. Overall, this is a funny, highly entertaining novel. Post office didnt hit me with quite the same knockout punch as factotum, but it still carried quite a heft all the same. English audio book the sun also rises by ernest hemingway. Paul bukowski in colorado co 2 records found whitepages. The new edition is augmented with an anecdotal introduction by the modern welsh cultliterary author, niall griffiths a writer who was working in a british post office when he first read bukowski s post office. All us post office hours and locations in loveland, colorado. It is a semiautobiographical story of henry chinaski, a lowlife loser living a daytoday existence revolving around heavy drinking, gambling at the racetrack and as much sex as he can get. The protagonist in post office is chinaski, who is considered as bukowskis alterego. In the authors own unique style, he writes what is a semiautobiographical account based on his own experiences working at mundane jobs with the united states post office. He was born in 1920 in andernach, germany, to an american soldier father and a german mother. Post office by bukowski, charles and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The story follows his experiences at the post office, weaving them together with his accounts of romantic affairs, sexual encounters, drinking, and.

His novels, with an autobiographical character called henry chinaski, include post office and factotum. Post office by charles bukowski seller the book merchant jenkins published 2009 condition new book edition later edition isbn 9780753518168 item price. Get store opening hours, closing time, addresses, phone numbers, maps and directions. Click on the address to see important details, including a map of each location and all scheduled pickup times. Mar 29, 2017 english audio book the sun also rises by ernest hemingway. Lurid, uncompromising and hilarious, post office is a landmark in american literature. Post office 1971 bukowskis first novel, published when he was 50 years old, is an autobiographical account of his life, roughly from the years 1952 to 1969. But now and then, a woman walks up, full blossom, a woman just bursting out of her dressa sex creature, a curse, the end of it all. Interested i went to the book store and read the first couple pages of a few of his books, and it seems like they are poorly written. It covers the period of bukowski s life from about 1952 to his resignation from the united states postal service three years later, to his. And why you dont receive your amazon packages on time duration.

Bukowski has been quoted as saying not to expect much from the book but i adored it. As it turns 40, david dean examines the novels impact post office opens with. In a world where his three true, bitter pleasures are women, booze, and racetrack betting, he somehow drags his hangover out of bed every dawn to lug waterlogged mailbags up mudsoaked mountains, outsmart vicious guard dogs, and pray to survive the daytoday trials of. Find 66 listings related to postmaster general in loveland on. It was christmas season and i learned from the drunk up on the hill, who did the trick every christmas, that they would hire damned near anybody, and so i went and the next thing i knew i had this leather sack on my back and was hiking around at my leisure. Apr 12, 2016 why i quit my job at the post office u. Bukowski died in san pedro, california, on march 9, 1994.

Im currently on my first piece of buks work, women. His menial post office day job supports a life of beer, onenight stands and racetracks. An account of the proceedings can be found in gerald locklins book charles bukowski. He certainly has his fans, and post office was an interesting book, but always thought he was more. Loveland 2295 w eisenhower blvd 80537 colorado post office.

Charles bukowski is one of americas bestknown contemporary writers of poetry and prose and, many would claim, its most influential and imitated poet. Chinakis personality, which is sincere, miserable, and aloof is very likeable. Select the best result to find their address, phone number, relatives, and public records. Down below you can hear bukowskis nirvana as read by tom waits, who possesses a voice famously evocative of unforgiving american life, one that perhaps sounds more like that of a bukowski poem than bukowskis own. Post office introduces bukowski s autobiographical antihero, henry chinaski. During the annual meeting in 1978, some reorganization was undertaken and william h. At the top youll find one of bukowskis own readings, the secret of my endurance, a poem that appeared in dangling in the tournefortia 1982. We found 2 records for paul bukowski in loveland, highlands ranch and 3 other cities in colorado.

This study guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of post office. A novel, by charles bukowski online on bookmate it began as a mistake. Post office is the first novel written by charles bukowski, published in 1971 when he was 50 years old. Loveland 2295 w eisenhower blvd 80537 post office colorado details. This visionary californiabased publisher was prepared to gamble on charles bukowski the lowlife, alcoholic writer other publishers wouldnt touch with a barge pole and a swathe of other avantgarde authors who didnt fit in founded by john martin in 1966, black sparrow also published paul bowles, john fante, diane. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read post office. This was bukowski s first literary effort, or so it seems it is set after the events of factotum, which mentions from time to time bukowski s efforts to get his short fiction placed with a publisher, but in post office theres no real discussion of bukowski s. Charles bukowskis post office 1971 isnt quite in the same league there, but what it does represent is a fine instalment in addiction, and down and out, literature, as well as something genuinely funny to read. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.

Bukowskis first novel, post office, seemed as good a place as any. He was born in 1920 in andernach, germany, to an american soldier father and a german mother, and brought to the united states at the age of two. If you want to list me everything youve ever read of his in order, thats fine. Click for more colorado usps mailbox and post office locations. His legacy amounts to thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories and six novels, eventually publishing over 60 books. From then on, bukowski writes voraciously for the next 20 years, until his death. The postal service is an essential government service, and will remain open wherever possible. Bukowski listens, and two years later, bukowskis first book, post office, sees the light. The normally jobless, transient henry chinaski attempts to live a normal. A delirious, repetitive, repressed and hostile bureaucratic nightmare, post office is a novel that takes on bukowskis decadeplus chained to the postal system. By middle age, henry chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life to the u. An autobiographical account of bukowski s years working as a carrier and sorter for the united states postal service, the novel is dedicated to nobody. Listen to charles bukowski poems being read by bukowski. Henry chinaski is a low life loser with a handtomouth existence.