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John Fante

John Fante was an American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Italian descent.

By far, his most popular novel is the semi-autobiographical Ask the Dust, the third book in what is now referred to as "The Saga of Arturo Bandini" or "The Bandini Quartet". Bandini served as his alter ego in a total of four novels: Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1938), The Road to Los Angeles (chronologically, this is the first novel Fante wrote but it was unpublished until 1985), Ask the Dust (1939), and finally Dreams from Bunker Hill (1982), which was dictated to his wife, Joyce, towards the end of his life. Fante's use of Bandini as his alter ego can be compared to Charles Bukowski's character, Henry Chinaski. Bukowski was heavily influenced by John Fante.

In the late 1970s, at the suggestion of novelist and poet Charles Bukowski, Black Sparrow Press began to republish the (then out-of-print) works of Fante, creating a resurgence in his popularity.

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1909–1983; American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Italian descent

Born 8 April 1909
Died 8 May 1983

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  • Cover of: L'Orgie suici de "1933 fut une mauvaise année"

    First published in 1987 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Selected letters, 1932-1981

    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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1909–1983; American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Italian descent

Born 8 April 1909
Died 8 May 1983
Subjects
Fiction, Fiction, general, Literature, Bandini, arturo (fictitious character), fiction, American Authors, Arturo Bandini (Fictitious character), Authors, american, Authors, fiction, Correspondence, Fiction, historical, general, Italian americans, fiction, Young men, California, fiction, Fathers and sons, fiction, Fiction, romance, general, Los angeles (calif.), fiction, Man-woman relationships, Man-woman relationships, fiction, Screenwriters, Social life and customs, 1900-1945, American letters, Authors, Authors, correspondence, Authorship
Places
United States, California, Los Angeles (Calif.), Mexico
People
John Fante (1909-), H.L. (Henry Louis) Mencken (1880-1956), John Fante (1909-1983)
Time
20th century, 1929

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
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February 6, 2011 Edited by babbelwurst added bio, links
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