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Ask the Dust

by John Fante

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About the book

Arturo Bandini, a young, struggling writer living in a seedy hotel in 1930s Los Angeles, falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. The pair embark on a strange and strained love-hate relationship, which slowly, but inexorably, descends into the realm of madness.

Ask the Dust is one of the truly great, yet unsung, American novels of the twentieth century. A tough and unsentimental story with a soft and tender heart, it remains as fresh and affecting as the day it was written.

Genius. Funny, sad and masterful writing. Seriously good.

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Categories:

American Romance Literary Fiction Fiction Literature

Language:

English

Length:

192 pages

Author:

John Fante
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