Ham on Rye

INTRODUCTION BY RODDY DOYLE 'He brought everyone down to earth, even the angels' LEONARD COHEN Charles 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 .

Product details

• Authors: Charles Bukowski
• Assisted by: Roddy Doyle (Introduction)
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 30.06.2015
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9781782116660
• ISBN: 978-1-78211-666-0
• Pages: 368
• Dimensions (packing): 12.8 x 19.7 x 2.2 cm
• Series: The Canons; Canons > 9
• Subjects: Los Angeles, Allen Ginsberg, FICTION / Literary, Great Depression, Bret Easton Ellis, jack kerouac, Joseph Heller, Pulp, Fiction: general and literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Richard Brautigan, anti-hero, Roman à clef, william s burroughs, Autobiographical novel, tim winton, JD Salinger, Frankenstein's monster, Coming-of-Age Tale, Tales of Ordinary Madness, John Fante, Notes of a Dirty Old Man, Black Sparrow Books