John Fante
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John Fante was an Italian-American novelist and short story writer best known for his gritty, semi-autobiographical depictions of struggling writers in Los Angeles, particularly in his novel "Ask the Dust."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Fante canonical | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
Italian-American writer
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human ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1909-04-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Denver, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications of diabetes ⓘ |
| characterCreated | Arturo Bandini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Dan Fante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1983-05-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Colorado Boulder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Italian ⓘ |
| familyName | Fante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical fiction
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fiction ⓘ realism ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryArchiveAt | University of California, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charles Bukowski
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Dan Fante NERFINISHED ⓘ contemporary Los Angeles writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Catholicism
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Italian immigrant experience ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| movement |
Los Angeles literature
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dirty realism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Fante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ask the Dust
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Dreams from Bunker Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ The Road to Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Wait Until Spring, Bandini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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screenwriter ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| primarySettingOfWorks | Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| screenplayWritten |
Full of Life
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Walk on the Wild Side NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Bandini Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Joyce Smart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographical studies on Italian-American literature ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
first-person narrative
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gritty ⓘ semi-autobiographical ⓘ |
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