A review of Charles Bukowski’s novel entitled Women

Author:: Gary D
Date:: April 3, 2009

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Fans of Charles Bukowski’s novels “Factotum” (1975) and “Post Office” (1971) will not be disappointed by his 1978 novel “Women” featuring main character Henri Chinaski, the alcoholic anti-hero of the aforementioned novels. Another fitting title for this novel would be “The Revenge of Henri Chinaski”; at fifty years old, Chinaski, after quitting the Post Office, has become a somewhat successful poet. Successful enough to support himself entirely from the income he makes from it.

Of course, by “support himself”, I mean make enough money to buy as much alcohol as his thirsty heart desires and visit the horse racetrack at least once a week. As is often the case with alcoholics with vices, he lives a modest life (materially speaking) in a poor district since his bad habits take the largest bite out of his income. However, he now comes into a type of richness that he had almost always struck out on before: women. Chinaski becomes a semi-celebrity in the literary world and is paid to read poetry at schools, bars, bookstores, etc… Such public exposure, plus that of his published works, draws many sex-crazed women (many decades younger than him) towards him. But it’s not all booze and sex this time (not entirely, at least…). Towards the ending, Chinaski’s sleepy (and previously assumed inexistent) conscience finally wakes up and he begins to become aware of his low-life state of being.

Women, like all of Bukowski’s works, is written in a plain language that is both easy and pleasant to read. Of course, also like his previous works, it is very gritty and vulgar and might not be suitable for all tastes.

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