John Fante

1933 Was a Bad Year

Lorenzo Bolognini — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:26:53 +0000

The story of 1933 Was a Bad Year is that of a promising teenage baseball pitcher, Dominic Molise, and of his fabulous left arm of which he takes loving care rubbing it all the time with the smelly Sloan balm. … Continue reading →

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Ask the dust

Lorenzo Bolognini — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:15:42 +0000

Unanimously recognized as Fante’s greatest achievement this book tells the story of Arturo Bandini, a wannabe writer from Colorado looking for glory and inspiration on the streets of Los Angeles. One day Arturo walks in a third-rate bar where the … Continue reading →

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If John Fante’s books were a medicine

Lorenzo Bolognini — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 22:58:35 +0000

If John Fante’s books were a medicine, the leaflet would be something like the following: Composition: each book contains 2 pounds of poison, an ounce of peace, a ton of anger and two of passion Suitability: in all cases of … Continue reading →

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Interview with Dan Fante

Lorenzo Bolognini — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:53:46 +0000

This interview was first published in year 2000 after Dan Fante’s Mooch came out. Let’s start!! Q: I’ve just finished to read your “Mooch”… seems that you’ve somewhat changed your style: less thought and more action… less John and more … Continue reading →

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Mining the gold in the city dump

Lorenzo Bolognini — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:05:37 +0000

Asher Brauner interviews Catherine J. Kordich One night I was sitting on the bed in my hotel room on Bunker Hill, down in the very middle of Los Angeles. It was an important night in my life, because I had … Continue reading →

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Like Wolves Do: On Dan Fante’s Track

Lorenzo Bolognini — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:53:16 +0000

“Somehow Italy was as I imagined in terms of climate and scenery, but I found the people simply gorgeous, courteous, and refined. Even the lowest peasant in Italy is somehow born to a culture and degree of civilized living that … Continue reading →

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Character Analysis of Arturo Bandini

Lorenzo Bolognini — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:21:12 +0000

Arturo Bandini, a luckless Italian-American living in a self-fashioned purgatory, is a pivotal–and apparently semi-autobiographical–character in two of John Fante’s novels, Wait Until Spring, Bandini and Ask the Dust. Fante’s mixture of straight narrative with stream-of-consciousness and entrancing images creates … Continue reading →

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