{"product_id":"ask-the-dust-john-fante-paperback","title":"Ask the Dust -- John Fante, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Either the work of John Fante is unknown to you or unforgettable. He was not the kind of writer to leave room in between.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fante was my God.\"--Charles Bukowski\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Fante's classic California novel details the adventures of his alter ego, Arturo Bandini, a young writer in Great Depression-era Los Angeles. Struggling to succeed, Bandini falls into an obsessive love affair with the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. Yet just as fortune looms with the publication of his first novel, everything falls apart when Camilla has a nervous breakdown and disappears--propelling Bandini to reject the writer's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e John Fante\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\/7\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.05\" H x 5.34\" L x 0.45\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780060822552\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49536358023472,"sku":"9780060822552","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780060822552.jpg?v=1779727357","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/ask-the-dust-john-fante-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}