Download or read book Ham On Rye written by Charles Bukowski and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2001-07-07 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.