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  • Wait Until Spring, Bandini

    by John Fante ...
    Book 1 of The Saga of Arturo Bandini--John Fante's First Published Novel"Of this I am sure: all the of the people of my writing life, all of my characters are to be found in this early work. Nothing of myself is there any more, only the memory of old bedrooms, and the sound of my mother's slippers walking to the kitchen." -from the Preface to this edition by John FanteHe came along, kicking the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Ask the Dust

    by John Fante ...
    "Either the work of John Fante is unknown to you or unforgettable. He was not the kind of writer to leave room in between." — New York Times"Fante was my God."—Charles BukowskiJohn Fante’s classic California novel details the adventures of his alter ego, Arturo Bandini, a young writer in Great Depression-era Los Angeles. Struggling to succeed, Bandini falls into an obsessive love affair with the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • John Fante Selected Letters 1932-1981

    by John Fante ...
    Fante's captivating letters trace his emergence from poverty to life as a Hollywood screenwriter.The letters follow Fante through Depression-era California, recording his days in Bunker Hill hotels and his labor on early manuscripts between studio contracts.He moves from begging fifty-dollar advances from Alfred A. Knopf to boasting of sudden windfalls from movie sales and late nights with Carey ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Dreams from Bunker Hill

    by John Fante ...
    The Final Book in the Saga of Arturo BandiniDreams of Bunker Hill is the fourth and final novel in John Fante's Arturo Bandini series, chronicling the protagonist's struggles as a young writer in Depression-era Los Angeles. The story opens with Bandini living in a cheap room on Bunker Hill, working to establish his literary career. He lands a job as a busboy, but his ambitions are focused on ... Read more

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  • 1933 Was A Bad Year

    by John Fante ...
    "Either the work of John Fante is unknown to you or unforgettable. He was not the kind of writer to leave room in between." — New York TimesBoulder, Colorado. The Depression has hollowed out the town, and it's hollowing out the Molise family right along with it. Nick Molise, once a bricklayer, now scrapes by on pool-hall winnings and pride. His wife prays for a miracle that doesn't come. And his ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Wine of Youth

    by John Fante ...
    This new edition of the legendary Dago Red, first published in 1940, contains seven new stories, including "A Nun No More" and "My Father’s God.""A group of sketches, rather than short stories, by the author of Wait Until Spring, Bandini. Fante to me captures the lusty, violent, warmhearted, passionate spirit of his Italian-American compatriots far better than any writer. There's none of the ... Read more

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  • West of Rome

    by John Fante ...
    West of Rome's two novellas, "My Dog Stupid" and "The Orgy," fulfill the promise of their rousing titles. The latter novella opens with virtuoso description: "His name was Frank Gagliano, and he did not believe in God. He was that most singular and startling craftsman of the building trade-a left-handed bricklayer. Like my father, Frank came from Torcella Peligna, a cliff-hugging town in the ... Read more

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  • The Brotherhood of the Grape

    by John Fante ...
    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 father, Nick, though weak and alcoholic, can still strike fear into the hearts of his sons. His mother, though ill and devout to her Catholicism, still has the power to comfort and confuse her children. This is typical of ... Read more

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  • Full of Life

    by John Fante ...
    John Fante's 1952 novel, the inspiration for the film starring Judy Holliday and Richard ConteIf you have ever been a member of a family that has ever been "in a family way," this is your book. The narrator of this extravagant domestic comedy—also named John Fante—finds himself a homeowner and expectant father almost simultaneously. While his wife, Joyce, reads up on pregnancy and motherhood, John ... Read more

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  • The Road to Los Angeles

    by John Fante ...
    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 night I couldn’t sleep from the pain in my back. We were digging an excavation in an empty lot, there wasn’t any shade, the sun came straight from a cloudless sky, and I was down in that hole digging with two huskies who ... Read more

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  • The Big Hunger

    by John Fante ...
    Published here for the first time, this text presents a collection of recently-discovered stories by John Fante.Gathered from surviving manuscripts and magazine files, the volume assembles seventeen uncollected works alongside the complete prologue to Ask the Dust.The selections follow the author across three decades, tracking his portrayals of immigrant families and struggling young artists.These ... Read more

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    Ask the Dust

    by John Fante ...
    Narrated by Roger Wayne ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 39 min

    "Either the work of John Fante is unknown to you or unforgettable. He was not the kind of writer to leave room in between."—The New York Times"Fante was my God."—Charles BukowskiJohn Fante’s classic California novel details the adventures of his alter ego, Arturo Bandini, a young writer in Great Depression-era Los Angeles. Struggling to succeed, Bandini falls into an obsessive love affair with the ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook