His is a ‘like-me-or-loath-me attitude’ it’s all the same to him. As a role model Chinaski leaves much to be desired, and is a far from attractive person, with many aspects of his character definitely repulsive. The job is unrelentingly harsh and boring, but he refuses to buckle under, even when a vindictive supervisor refuses to allocate him work some days and so he is without pay. His modest income is derived from uncertain work at the post office, sorting and delivering mail. It is a semi-autobiographical story of Henry Chinaski, a low-life loser living a day-to-day existence revolving around heavy drinking, gambling at the racetrack and as much sex as he can get.
‘Post Office’ is Bukowski’s first novel and sets the style for his later books.
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