John Fante's Ask the Dust

This volume assembles for the first time a staggering multiplicity of reflections and readings of John Fantes 1939 classic, Ask the Dust, a true testament to the works present and future impact. The contributors to this workwriters, critics, fans, scholars, screenwriters, directors, and othersanalyze the provocative set of diaspora tensions informing Fantes masterpiece that distinguish it from those accounts of earlier East Coast migrations and minglings. A must-read for aficionados of L.A. fiction and new migration literature, John Fantes Ask the Dust: A Joining of Voices and Views is destined for landmark status as the first volume of Fante studies to reveal the novels evolving intertextualities and intersectionalities. Contributors: Miriam Amico, Charles Bukowski, Stephen Cooper, Giovanna DiLello, John Fante, Valerio Ferme, Teresa Fiore, Daniel Gardner, Philippe Garnier, Robert Guffey, Ryan Holiday, Jan Louter, Chiara Mazzucchelli, Meagan Meylor, Jaime Morrison, Nathan Rabin, Alan Rifkin, Suzanne Manizza Roszak, Danny Shain, Robert Towne, Joel Williams