John Fante



John Fante

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born April 08, 1909
died May 08, 1983
place of birth Colorado, United States
genre Literature & Fiction

about this author

Born in Colorado, Fante's early years were spent in relative poverty. The son of an Italian born father, Nicola Fante, and an Italian-American mother, Mary Capolungo, Fante was educated in various Catholic schools in Boulder, Colorado and briefly attended the University of Colorado.

In 1929, he dropped out of college and moved to Southern California to concentrate on his writing. He lived and worked in Wilmington, Long Beach, and in the Bunker Hill district of downtown Los Angeles, California.

He is known to be one of the first writers to portray the tough times faced by many writers in L.A. His work and style has influenced such similar authors as "Poet Laureate of Skid Row" Charles Bukowski and influential beat writer Jack...more

books by John Fante

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avg rating: 4.09 | 3149 ratings | 41 distinct works
Ask the Dust Ask the Dust (P.S.)
by John Fante
avg rating 4.19 — 980 ratings — published 2006
17 editions
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The Road to Los Angeles The Road to Los Angeles (Paperback)
by John Fante
avg rating 3.92 — 280 ratings — published 1985
6 editions
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Dreams from Bunker Hill Dreams from Bunker Hill (Paperback)
by John Fante
avg rating 4.05 — 241 ratings — published 1982
7 editions
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The Brotherhood of the Grape The Brotherhood of the Grape (Paperback)
by John Fante
avg rating 4.00 — 137 ratings — published 2005
8 editions
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Full of Life Full of Life (Paperback)
by John Fante
avg rating 3.91 — 129 ratings — published 1988
2 editions
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West of Rome: Two Novellas West of Rome: Two Novellas (Paperback)
by John Fante
avg rating 3.85 — 106 ratings — published 1986
3 editions
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The Big Hunger: Stories 1932-1... The Big Hunger: Stories 1932-1959 (Paperback)
by John Fante
avg rating 3.91 — 77 ratings — published 2000
2 editions
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Wait Until Spring, Bandini Wait Until Spring, Bandini ("Rebel Inc." Classics)
by John Fante
avg rating 4.14 — 51 ratings — published 1999
10 editions
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The Bandini Quartet The Bandini Quartet (Paperback)
by John Fante
avg rating 4.30 — 23 ratings — published 2004
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The John Fante Reader The John Fante Reader (Paperback)
by John Fante, Stephen Cooper
avg rating 4.08 — 24 ratings — published 2003
2 editions
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quotes by John Fante

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"Los Angeles, give me some of you! Los Angeles come to me the way I came to you, my feet over your streets, you pretty town I loved you so much, you sad flower in the sand, you pretty town!"
John Fante
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"We talked, she and I. She asked about my work and it was a pretense, she was not interested in my work. And when I answered, it was a pretense. I was not interested in my work either. There was only one thing that interested us, and she knew it. She had made it plain by her coming."
John Fante (Ask the Dust)
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