Ask The Dust
«Written of and from the gut and the heart . . . Fante was my god»
Charles Bukowski
Arturo Bandini arrives in Los Angeles with big dreams. But the reality he finds is a city gripped by poverty.
When he makes a small fortune from the publication of a short story, he reinvents himself, indulging in expensive clothes, fine food and downtown strip clubs.
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When he makes a small fortune from the publication of a short story, he reinvents himself, indulging in expensive clothes, fine food and downtown strip clubs. But Bandini's delusions take a worrying turn when he is drawn into a relationship with Camilla Lopez, a beautiful but troubled young woman who will be responsible for his greatest downfall.
Ask the Dust is an unforgettable novel about outsiders looking in on a town built on celluloid dreams.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Canongate Canons
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 208
- ISBN
- 9781786896209
- Utgivelsesår
- 2018
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
Anmeldelser
«Written of and from the gut and the heart . . . Fante was my god»
Charles Bukowski
«A powerful and moving read»
* Guardian *
«A tough and beautifully realised tale - affecting, powerful and poignant»
* Time Out *
«Bandini is a magnificent creation, and his discovery is not before time»
* Times Literary Supplement *