Paperback | 283 pages

Charles Bukowskis 1982 novelHam on Ryeis a follow-up toPost Office,Factotum, andWomenand details the hard-scrabble youth of Bukowski alter-ego Henry Chinaski

Ham on Ryefollows the path of Bukowski alter-ego Henry Chinaski through his childhood and acne-riddled high school years, and later while he drinks his way through the Depression.Ham on Ryerecounts both the comical and tragic events of Bukowskis youth and provides a nostalgic view of an inner-city Los Angeles that has long since vanished.