INTRODUCTION BY RODDY DOYLE'He brought everyone down to earth,even the angels'LEONARD COHENCharles Bukowski is one of the greatest authors of the twentieth century. The autobiographical Ham on Rye is widely considered his finest novel. A classic of American literature,it offers powerful insight into his youth through the prism of his alter-ego Henry Chinaski,who grew up to be the legendary Hank Chinaski of Post Office and Factotum.
Publisher: Canongate BooksISBN: 9781782116660Number of pages: 368Weight: 269 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mmEdition: Main - Canons Imprint Re-Issue
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He brought everyone down to earth,even the angelsIn an age of conformity,Bukowski wrote about the people nobody wanted to be: the ugly,the selfish,the lonely,the madSometimes funny and always sad,Ham on Rye is written in an admirably hard,bare,vivid styleBoth powerful and,where appropriate,extremely funnyReflective,humane,tremendously evocative and absorbingly readableA scorching account of a childhood,adolescence,a life of ugliness,pain,escape,alcohol,loneliness. Often it is's funny - often it's disturbing - Ham on Rye is a powerful bookA Laureate of American low lifeThis great novel is Bukowski's supremely honest account of a twisted childhoodThe Thing about Bukowski is,when you read what he has to say,he's rightRaunchy yet lyrical,occasionally hilarious while abysmally sadWe all knew Bukowski was a tough guy,but who would have guessed that even the grave could not shut him upThere is a real poignancy in the people encountered in Bukowski's work
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One of Ireland's most popular and acclaimed voices,Dublin-born author Roddy Doyle is best known for the Barrytown Trilogy and his Booker Prize-winning novel Paddy Clarke,Ha Ha Ha.
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