Psychology & Behavior

Fiction & Literature

Great Depression

Italian American

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Ask the Dust

by John Fante · 2006 · 192 pages

Ryan Holiday

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About This Book

Arturo Bandini is a struggling writer living in a seedy hotel in Depression-era Los Angeles. He navigates extreme poverty and professional rejection while pursuing an obsessive, volatile relationship with Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress.

Genres

Psychology & Behavior History Fiction & Literature

Topics

Arturo Bandini Great Depression Italian American Los Angeles Obsession Poverty Writing

Book Details

Published

2006

Pages

192

Language

en

ISBN

9780060822552

Awards & Recognition

PEN USA President's Award

Series

Part 3 of The Bandini Quartet

Audiobook Available

6h 0m

Narrated by Roger Wayne

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