Factotum is a 1975 novel by Charles Bukowski in which Henry Chinaski, Bukowski's alter ego, gets and loses jobs. Chinaski's journey through different jobs is always accompanied by alcohol, sex, women and the usual humourous and sharp wit and depression. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Daniel Defoes Robinson Crusoe; title page of 1719 newspaper edition A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Charles Bukowski (August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994), was a Los Angeles poet and novelist often mistakenly associated with Beat Generation writers because of alleged similarities of style and attitude. ... Henry Chinaski is the protaganist of five novels by Charles Bukowski, as well as many short stories and poems. ... In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl group (-OH) is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group. ... Look up Sex in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... Look up Wit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Depression, or, more properly, a depressed mood, may in ordinary English refer to a state of melancholia, unhappiness or sadness. ...

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It was turned into a film in 2005 by Norwegian director Bent Hamer, with Matt Dillon starring as Chinaski and Lily Taylor as Marisa Tomei. The movie's subtitle - 'a man who performs many jobs' - explains the meaning of the main title. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (528x755, 70 KB) Licensing This image is of a movie poster or title card, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (528x755, 70 KB) Licensing This image is of a movie poster or title card, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bent Hamer is a director, writer, and producer born in Sandefjord, Norway in 1956. ... Matt Dillon Matthew Raymond Dillon (born February 18, 1964) is an American actor. ... Lili Taylor Lili Taylor (born February 20, 1967 in Glencoe, Illinois, USA) is an American film and television actress. ...

A factotum is also someone who "does it all" from the Latin "to do" or "to make" facere and "everything" or "all" totum. In English one would say a factotum is a Man Friday. In Rossini's The Barber of Seville refers to himself as a factotum. Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... This article should be merged with Robinson Crusoe A man Friday (or a girl Friday) is a helpmate. ... Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 — November 13, 1868) was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

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