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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. Genres FictionClassicsNovelsAmericanLiteratureThe United States Of AmericaRomance. ...more. 165 pages, Paperback.
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- John Fante, Charles Bukowski
Feb 5, 2014 · Josh Champlin, Staff writer. February 5, 2014. “Ask the Dust” is a novel by American writer John Fante, originally published in 1939. Set in Los Angeles, it is a story of desperation, unrequited love, success, failure and insanity. The protagonist, Arturo Bandini, is a struggling writer, living off oranges and stolen milk to avoid starvation.
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Ask the Dust contains thematic similarities to Knut Hamsun's 1890 novel Hunger. Fante was a great admirer of Hamsun. The title Ask the Dust derives from Knut Hamsun's novel Pan from 1894, in which Lt. Glahn tells the story about the girl in the tower: "The other one he loved like a slave, like a crazed and like a beggar. Why?
- John Fante
- 1939
Nov 16, 2009 · A review of Ask the Dust has to begin and end talking about the writing. The spare, well-crafted prose really brings you into the story and makes the people and places being described come to life. The spare, well-crafted prose really brings you into the story and makes the people and places being described come to life.
Ultimately, Ask the Dust is a poignant exploration of the human condition, capturing the struggles, aspirations, and self-discovery of its protagonist, Arturo Bandini. It is a story of resilience, acceptance, and the enduring power of the human spirit in the face of adversity.
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. less
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