Factotum - Charles Bukowski

Factotum - Charles BukowskiHenry Chinaski, an outcast, a loner and a hopeless drunk, drifts around America from one dead end job to another, from one woman to another and from one bottle to the next. Uncompromising, gritty, hilarious and confessional in turn, his downward spiral is peppered with black humour. Factotum follows Charles Bukowski's bestselling Post Office, his highly autobiographical first novel. Bukowski's Beat Generation writing reflects his slum upbringing, his

'The novel is a tour de force' Toute La Culture

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relevant and immersive' ANNA MAZZOLA'A triumph' GUARDIANAnne is a former patient from a women's asylum trying to carve out a new life for herself in a world that doesn't understand her

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I have found a way of telling the story of my life - a story of family

from the safety of his nursing home

Main features• Authoritative mapping of the whole world• Plans of 46 of the world’s major cities• Geographical reference section with flags and statistics for the world’s states and territories• Maps and illustrations on major geographical themes

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The author also highlights Thomas Reid's method in his philosophy of common sense of using art and artists to illustrate how perception and expression are intuitive

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The unique visual approach immerses curious children in every page

Sunday Times bestselling author of The Push'Full of foreboding and high-stakes tension