Ham on Rye

Second printing. Black Sparrow Press edition when still owned by John Martin. Uncracked spine. Clean text block. Clean wraps. About fine. Written in the first person, the novel follows Henry Chinaski, Bukowski's thinly veiled alter ego, during his early years. Written in his characteristically straightforward prose, the novel tells of his coming-of-age in Los Angeles during the Great Depression. 283 pages