by John Fante · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780586064252
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«Dreams from Bunker Hill» is John Fante's semi-autobiographical novel, published by Grafton in paperback, 144 pages, in English.
The novel follows Arturo Bandini, a young waiter and aspiring writer living in Los Angeles in the 1930s. Between work and life in the Bunker Hill neighbourhood, Bandini tries to make his way as a writer, driven by ambition and insecurity; it is a story of struggle for literary recognition and for finding his place in the world.
Fourth instalment of the series The Saga of Arturo Bandini. The work was originally published in 1982; this paperback edition is from 1986.
For readers of classic American fiction. John Fante was a recognised influence on Charles Bukowski.
John Fante was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel Ask the Dust (1939) about the life of Arturo Bandini, a struggling writer in Depression-era Los Angeles. It is widely considered the great Los Angeles novel, and is one in a series of four, published between 1938 and 1985, that are now collectively called "The Bandini Quartet." Ask the Dust was adapted into a 2006 film starring Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek. Fante's published works while he lived included five novels, one novella, and a short story collection. Additional works, including two novels, two novellas, and two short story collections, were published posthumously. His screenwriting credits include, most notably, Full of Life, Jeanne Eagels (1957), and the 1962 films Walk on the Wild Side and The Reluctant Saint.
