“I first heard of John Fante from my buddy Bob Pajich—who used the name Arturo Bandini as his email handle back in the early ‘00s. Bob recommended Ask the Dust multiple times to me, saying it was his favorite novel ever and, I’m not sure why, but it took me years to get around to finding a copy. Once I did get a copy and once I read it, I was incredulous that the book was really from the late ‘30s—the prose was so alive, so contemporary…”
So…I wrote a little book-nerdy piece about my favorite novelist for the blog of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America). Here's to you old man Fante!
Posted by Scott Silsbe on Friday, February 12, 2016
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