Dreams from Bunker Hill by John Fante
"My first collision with fame was hardly memorable. I was a busboy at Marx's Deli. I was twenty-one years old, living in a world bounded by Los Angeleles's city streets and I wanted to be a writer.”
Dreams from Bunker Hill by John Fante
Format: 3rd trade paperback printing
Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear, price sticker on rear cover. Softcover.
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Publishing Info: Black Sparrow Press, Santa Rosa CA
Language: English
ISBN - 13: 9780876855287
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"My first collision with fame was hardly memorable. I was a busboy at Marx's Deli. The year was 1934. The place was Third and Hill, Los Angeles. I was twenty-one years old, living in a world bounded on the west by Bunker Hill, on the east by Los Angeles Street, on the south by Pershing Square, and on the north by Civic Center. I was a busboy nonpareil, with great verve and style for the profession, and though I was dreadfully underpaid (one dollar a day plus meals) I attracted considerable attention as I whirled from table to table, balancing a tray on one hand, and eliciting smiles from my customers. I had something else beside a waiter's skill to offer my patrons, for I was also a writer..."
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