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Wait Until Spring, Bandini
He came along, kicking the snow. Here was a disgusted man. His name was Svevo Bandini, and he lived three blocks down that street. He was cold and there were holes in his shoes. …
Ask The Dust
Ask the Dust is a virtuoso performance by an influential master of the twentieth-century American novel. It is the story of Arturo Bandini, a young writer in 1930s Los Angeles who …
Full of Life
In the definitive biography of John Fante, English and film studies professor Stephen Cooper explores the life of a man whose muse was Los Angeles.
Road to Los Angeles
I had a lot of jobs in Los Angeles Harbor because our family was poor and my father was dead. My first job was ditchdigging a short time after I graduated from high school. Every …
John Fante Reader
It's not every day that a writer, almost unheard of in his lifetime, emerges twenty years after his death as a voice of his generation. But then again, there aren't many writers …
Wine of Youth
This new edition of the legendary Dago Red, first published in 1940, contains seven new stories, including "e;A Nun No More"e; and "e;My Fathers God."e;
Big Hunger
Published here for the first time, this text presents a collection of recently-discovered stories by John Fante.
Brotherhood Of The Grape
Henry Molise, a 50 year old, successful writer, returns to the family home to help with the latest drama; his aging parents want to divorce. Henry's tyrannical, brick laying …
West of Rome
West of Rome's two novellas, "e;My Dog Stupid"e; and "e;The Orgy,"e; fulfill the promise of their rousing titles. The latter novella opens with virtuoso …
Dreams from Bunker Hill
My first collision with fame was hardly memorable. I was a busboy at Marx's Deli. The year was 1934. The place was Third and Hill, Los Angeles. I was twenty-one years old, living …
John Fante Selected Letters 1932-1981
Fante's captivating letters trace his emergence from poverty to life as a Hollywood screenwriter. Complemented by many photos and interesting appendices, the book is most …
1933 Was a Bad Year
Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, under pressure from his father to go into the family business, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfill his own dreams.