The Road to Los Angeles by John Fante
This novel introduces Fante's alter ego Arturo Bandini who reappears in Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1938), Ask the Dust (1939), and Dreams from Bunker Hill (1982). Included in that short, distinguished list of important first novels by American authors.
The Road to Los Angeles by John Fante
First trade paperback printing
Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear. Softcover.
Publishing Info: Black Sparrow Press, Santa Rosa CA, 1985
ISBN: 9780876856499
This novel introduces Fante's alter ego Arturo Bandini who reappears in Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1938), Ask the Dust (1939), and Dreams from Bunker Hill (1982). The manuscript was discovered among John Fante's papers after his death in May, 1983 by his widow Joyce, and now may be included in that short, distinguished list of important first novels by American authors.
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