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The Bandini Quartet

by John Fante

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Series: Bandini (Omnibus 1-4)

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Possessing a style of deceptive simplicity, emotional immediacy and tremendous psychological point, among the novels, short stories and screenplays that complete his career, Fante's crowning accomplishment is the Arturo Bandini tetralogy.This quartet of novels tell of Fante's fictional alter-ego Bandini, an impoverished young Italian-American escaping his suffocating home in Colorado for Depression-era Los Angeles. In the beginning, it is the triple weights of poverty, father and Church that Bandini struggles under but though the physical escape is complete, the psychological imprint continues as he comes to terms with love, desire and the knowledge his talent may not be recognised.… (more)
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Wauv, mand for en god samling bøger. Fire i alt i ét bind. John Fantes alter ego, Arturo Bandini, med Gabriel som mellemnavn, er de fire fortællingers hovedperson og jeg-fortæller. Vi følger ham fra barnsben, med fokus på faren, moren, brødrene (og en søster hist) lokalsamfundet i Boulder, Colorado og rejsen mod Los Angeles. Det giver god mening at læse alle fire bøger, og rækkefølgen er ikke nødvendigvis givet som de fire i den samlede bog. John Fante skrev i 1930'erne, fik ikke meget udgivet førend meget sent i sit liv. Myten om den i samtiden ikkehyldede forfatter, der først efter døden bliver kendt og hyldet, ser ud til at passe her. Men det er ligemeget. Bøgerne er virkeligt gode fortællinger med Arturo som interessant og ofte irriterende fortæller og omdrejningspunkt. John Fante har et sprog, der virker frisk trods de mere end 80 år på bagen. Han er sjov, han er barsk, han er blid, han er læseværdig. Det er hårde vilkår, der i 1930'ernes under-USA, men for en ung dreng, fyr, mand fylder armodet meget mindre end hans egne drømme om eget værd. Fantastisk læseoplevelse, og sjovt at fornemme senere forfatteres fascination. ( )
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Bukowski, CharlesIntroductionsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Possessing a style of deceptive simplicity, emotional immediacy and tremendous psychological point, among the novels, short stories and screenplays that complete his career, Fante's crowning accomplishment is the Arturo Bandini tetralogy.This quartet of novels tell of Fante's fictional alter-ego Bandini, an impoverished young Italian-American escaping his suffocating home in Colorado for Depression-era Los Angeles. In the beginning, it is the triple weights of poverty, father and Church that Bandini struggles under but though the physical escape is complete, the psychological imprint continues as he comes to terms with love, desire and the knowledge his talent may not be recognised.

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Collection of novels about Arturo Bandini: Wait Until Spring, Bandini; The Road to Los Angeles; Ask the Dust; Dreams from Bunker Hill
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