num_pages: 350
description: A down-and-out writer recalls his childhood, schooling, and the years leading up to World War II
language: English
title: Ham on Rye
titlecomplete: Ham on Rye
characters: Katherine Chinaski, Henry Chinaski, Henry Chinaski, Sr
genres: Fiction, American, Coming Of Age, Poetry, The United States Of America, Literature, Classics, Novels, Contemporary, 20th Century
ratings_count: 102536
places: The United States of America, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Black Sparrow Pr