John Fante

His Novels and Novellas

• Author(s): Catherine J. Kordich,
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Pages: 155
• ISBN_10: 0805716130
  ISBN_13: 9780805716139
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Literary Criticism / General , Literary Criticism / American / General , Literary Criticism / Women Authors , Literary Criticism / Children's & Young Adult Literature , Social Science / Ethnic Studies / American / European American Studies ,

Description:...

Fantes depiction of the Italian American experience in California, in novels and novellas like Full of Life and My Dog Stupid, has been recognized as part of thenational drama of assimilation and ethnicity. Kordich looks at the life and works of Fante, whose long underground fame has evolved into a mainstream literary readership.