4.0
This novel introduces Fante's alter ego Arturo Bandini who reappears in Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1938), Ask the Dust (1939), and Dreams from Bunker Hill (1982). The manuscript was discovered among John Fante's papers after his death in May, 1983 by his widow Joyce, and now may be included in that short, distinguished list of important first novels by American authors.
Fascinating to read this long-banned book, as a manic sort of explosion of artistic & sexual frustration, and the dreams of LA...
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Language:
English
Length:
166 pages
Author:
John Fante
