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John Fante (1909-1983) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel Ask the Dust, considered the great Los Angeles novel, and his "Bandini Quartet".
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Fante was the son of novelist John Fante whose writing came...
- Ask The Dust
Ask the Dust is the most popular novel of American author...
- Dan Fante
Ask the Dust is a novel by John Fante, published in 1939 and set in Depression-era Los Angeles. It is the third book in the Bandini Quartet, featuring Fante's alter ego, a struggling writer named Arturo Bandini.
- John Fante
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John Fante (Denver, 8 aprile 1909 – Los Angeles, 8 maggio 1983) è stato uno scrittore e sceneggiatore statunitense. Indice. 1 Biografia. 2 Eredità. 3 Omaggi. 4 Opere. 4.1 Romanzi. 4.1.1 La saga di Arturo Bandini. 4.2 Raccolte di racconti. 4.3 Epistolario. 5 Biografie e libri su Fante. 6 Filmografia. 6.1 Soggetto. 6.2 Sceneggiatura. 7 Note.
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John Fante wuchs als Sohn italienischer Immigranten in Colorado auf. 1932 veröffentlichte John Fante seine erste Erzählung. Gefördert wurde er dabei von dem Kritiker Henry Louis Mencken, mit dem sich eine langanhaltende Korrespondenz entwickelte. 1938 erschien Fantes erster Roman „Wait until Spring, Bandini“ (dt. „Warte bis zum Frühling, Bandini“) ...
In Los Angeles ist ein Platz nach John Fante benannt. Der PENverlieh ihm posthum 1987 den „Lifetime Achievement Award“ für sein Lebenswerk.
Michael Sailer: "Ask the dust." Zur chaotischen Veröffentlichungspraxis des US-Literaten John Fante anlässlich einiger Neuauflagen, in Konkret, 4, April 2019, S. 60f.Stephen Cooper: Full of Life. Die John Fante-Biografie. Übers. Esther Ghionda-Breger und Günter Ohnemus. MaroVerlag, Augsburg 2019Literatur von und über John Fante im Katalog der Deutschen NationalbibliothekKurzbiografie und Rezensionen zu Werken von John Fante bei PerlentaucherJohn Fante in der Internet Movie Database(englisch)John Fante in der Notable Names Database(englisch)Frank Schäfer: Wiederentdeckung von John Fante: Er befragte den Staub. In: Die Tageszeitung: taz. 3. August 2019, ISSN 0931-9085 (taz.de[abgerufen am 3. Dezember 2019]).- (5.7K)
- May 8, 1983
- April 8, 1909
- Ask the Dust (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #3) by John Fante, Charles Bukowski (Introduction)
- Wait Until Spring, Bandini (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #1)
- The Road to Los Angeles (The Saga of Arturo Bandini, #2)
- The Brotherhood of the Grape.
John Fante was a U.S. writer. Born to Italian immigrant parents, Fante moved to Los Angeles in the early 1930s. His first novel, Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1938), was followed by his best-known book, Ask the Dust (1939), the first of his novels set in Depression-era California.
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John Fante (April 8, 1909 – May 8, 1983) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel Ask the Dust (1939) about the life of Arturo Bandini, a struggling writer in Depression-era Los Angeles.
