A couple of years ago one of my best friends was a freshman in college. She was assigned the book Factotum by Charles Bukowski to read for her psychology class. When she was done with it I read it and ever since I've been a fan of his work. Factotum is a strange book, but I would recommend to read it.
Factotum’s main character is an alter ego of its author. Bukowski illustrates how he,Henry Chinaski, is unwilling to move on in life. The book ultimately depicts Braverman's theory that is "a belief that workers' wages are based not on the skill of the worker, but on the productivity of the organization". If workers have special skills they might not be given credit for them too. Henry Chinaski goes though jobs like he goes through women and alcoholic drinks. Mainly, Factotum is the typical story of a man who continues dragging out a sad existence, which I believe reflects on how Bukowski feels about his own life.
Bukowski wrote thousands of poems, hundreds of short stories, and six novels. He has more than fifty books in print. So far I've read Factotum, Run With the Hunted, Notes of a Dirty Old Man, Post Office, Pulp, Women, and Hollywood.
good weather is like good women-it doesn't always happen and when it does it doesn't always last. man is more stable: if he's bad there's more chance he'll stay that way, or if he's good he might hang on,but a woman is changed by children age diet conversation sex the moon the absence or presence of sun or good times. a woman must be nursed into subsistence by love where a man can become stronger by being hated. -"cows in art class"
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