Ask the Dust
Author(s): John Fante
Arturo Bandini is a struggling writer lodging in a seedy LA hotel. While basking in the glory of having had a story published in a small magazine, he meets waitress Camilla Lopez, and they embark on a strange and strained love-hate relationship. Slowly, but inexorably, it descends into madness.
Product Information
JOHN FANTE was born in 1909 to poor Italian-American parents in Colorado. Following a hard and religious upbringing, he ventured west in the 1930s to become a writer. After publishing four superb but commercially disappointing novels, he became a successful screen writer, but never forgave himself for leaving his true calling. He died in 1980.
General Fields
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- : Canongate Books Ltd
- : Canongate Books Ltd
- : 0.181
- : 30 September 2002
- : 196mm X 132mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : John Fante
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : en
- : 813.52
- : 208
- : Modern fiction