Ask the Dust by John Fante
Preface by Charles Bukowski
Ask the Dust is the story of Arturo Bandini, a young Italian-American writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. Struggling to survive, he perseveres until, at last, his first novel is published. But the bright light of success is extinguished when Camilla has a nervous breakdown and disappears . . . and Bandini forever rejects the writer's life he fought so hard to attain.
Ask the Dust by John Fante
Format: First trade paperback printing
Condition: Very good plus, very light edge and corner wear, light sun shadow on covers. Softcover.
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Publishing Info: Black Sparrow Press, Santa Rosa CA
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 9780876854433
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Preface by Charles Bukowski
Ask the Dust is the story of Arturo Bandini, a young Italian-American writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. Struggling to survive, he perseveres until, at last, his first novel is published. But the bright light of success is extinguished when Camilla has a nervous breakdown and disappears . . . and Bandini forever rejects the writer's life he fought so hard to attain.About the Author:
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