Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) and index.
Contents
Chapter 1 John Fante's Remarkable Life 1 -- Chapter 2 Boyhood in Colorado: Wait Until Spring, Bandini; 1933 Was a Bad Year; "The Orgy" 19 -- Chapter 3 A Lover's Quarrel with Los Angeles: The Road to Los Angeles; Ask the Dust; Dreams from Bunker Hill 56 -- Chapter 4 Fatherhood and Cultural Mediation: Full of Life; The Brotherhood of the Grape; "My Dog Stupid" 96 -- Chapter 5 Overview of John Fante's Work 129.