by Charles Bukowski · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433914699
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«La senda del perdedor» is Charles Bukowski's autobiographical novel, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (288 pages, in Spanish).
The work follows Henry Chinaski through his childhood, adolescence and youth in Los Angeles between the Depression and the Second World War. With a brutal father who hides his unemployment, a submissive mother and hostile bosses, the young man learns to survive. It is a look at the American Dream from below, with fraternity towards the marginalized.
It belongs to Anagrama's Compactos collection (number 138); the original title is Ham on Rye.
For adult readers of contemporary fiction and autobiographical narrative set in the United States during the Depression.
Henry Charles Bukowski was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his adopted home city of Los Angeles. Bukowski's work addresses the ordinary lives of poor Americans, the act of writing, alcohol, relationships with women, and the drudgery of work.
