John Fante
John Fante has written at least 51 books. Their most popular book is Ask the Dust with 112 saves with an average rating of 3.88⭐.
Author Bio
John Fante was an American novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Italian descent.
By far, his most popular novel is the semi-autobiographical *Ask the Dust*, the third book in what is now referred to as "The Saga of Arturo Bandini" or "The Bandini Quartet". Bandini served as his alter ego in a total of four novels: *Wait Until Spring, Bandini* (1938), *The Road to Los Angeles* (chronologically, this is the first novel Fante wrote but it was unpublished until 1985), *Ask the Dust* (1939), and finally *Dreams from Bunker Hill* (1982), which was dictated to his wife, Joyce, towards the end of his life. Fante's use of Bandini as his alter ego can be compared to Charles Bukowski's character, Henry Chinaski. Bukowski was heavily influenced by John Fante.
In the late 1970s, at the suggestion of novelist and poet Charles Bukowski, Black Sparrow Press began to republish the (then out-of-print) works of Fante, creating a resurgence in his popularity.
#1 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1938 • 45 Readers • 276 pages • 3.9
#2 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
2010 • 17 Readers • 176 pages • 3.8
#4 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1982 • 13 Readers • 146 pages • 4
1977 • 10 Readers • 204 pages • 3
#3 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1939 • 9 Readers • 234 pages • 3.7
1952 • 6 Readers • 120 pages • 4
1985 • 5 Readers
1985 • 4 Readers • 192 pages • 4
#3 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1939 • 3 Readers • 208 pages • 4.3
1977 • 3 Readers • 232 pages • 2.7
1977 • 3 Readers • 208 pages • 4
#1 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1938 • 2 Readers • 223 pages • 3
2002 • 2 Readers • 336 pages
1985 • 2 Readers • 134 pages
1985 • 2 Readers • 139 pages • 4
#1 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1938 • 2 Readers • 238 pages • 4
#3 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1939 • 1 Reader • 271 pages
1 Reader
1952 • 1 Reader • 184 pages • 4
1 Reader • 184 pages • 4
#2 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1985 • 1 Reader • 204 pages • 4
#4 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1982 • 1 Reader • 158 pages
#2 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1985 • 1 Reader • 214 pages
1985 • 1 Reader • 272 pages
#2 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1985 • 1 Reader • 224 pages • 3
1985 • 1 Reader • 208 pages
1977 • 1 Reader • 223 pages • 5
#3 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1939 • 1 Reader • 224 pages • 5
#4 of 4 in The Saga of Arturo Bandini
1982 • 1 Reader • 152 pages
1985 • 1 Reader • 200 pages
1952 • 1 Reader • 160 pages
1985 • 1 Reader • 320 pages
2000 • 1 Reader • 320 pages
1985 • 1 Reader • 144 pages • 5
1990 • 44 pages
1940 • 226 pages
2016 • 192 pages
1975 • 192 pages
2013 • 182 pages
2019 • 577 pages
2016 • 187 pages
2019
2001 • 174 pages
2017 • 141 pages
2017 • 181 pages
2019 • 256 pages
1952 • 164 pages