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Books by John Fante mentioned on podcasts
John Fante and his literary works were highlighted on The Joe Rogan Experience and The Daily Stoic. On The Joe Rogan Experience, a speaker mentioned Ask the Dust and Brotherhood of the Grape as inspirations for Charles Bukowski, set in 1930s Los Angeles. Timothy Denevi appeared on The Daily Stoic to discuss his admiration for Fante, stating he had just read Brotherhood of the Grapes, which he described as being about Roseville. The host of The Daily Stoic praised Ask the Dust as one of the great novels of all time and discussed its publication challenges, including how marketing budgets were drained by legal fees. The discussion also covered Fante's other works, such as 1933 was a Bad Year and The Road to Los Angeles, which capture his perspective as an Italian-American writer from Colorado moving to Los Angeles, as well as Full of Life, noted as his most popular book that was successfully adapted into a major film.
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Ask the Dust
Discussed“he wrote a he wrote a book called ask the dust and um The Adventures of vuro Bandini”
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Brotherhood Of The Grape
Discussed“he wrote a he wrote a book called ask the dust and um The Adventures of vuro Bandini”
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1933 was a Bad Year
Discussed“Uh, crazy story which we should talk about; he has a bunch, maybe '1933 was a Bad Year,' 'The Road to Los Angeles.' He has a couple of books about his journey; he's seen as an LA writer, but he's from Colorado, and so it's just a weird snapshot to have the Italian-American experience from Colorado to LA, then Northern”
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Dreams from Bunker Hill
Discussed“And then after—this is way nerdier than people listen to—but after, after Bukowski rediscovers 'Ask the Dust' as Fante is dying of diabetes, they’re like chopping off his limbs as blind; he dictates to his wife the sequel of 'Dreams from Bunker Hill.' How's that, 'cause that's done; it's not done writing out; he told his wife the novel while”
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Full of Life
Discussed“Um, his short stories are good; um, he wrote this book—'Full of Life,' um which was his most popular book; it wasn't a popular book, but it gets turned into a big movie that basically pays for everything. He once—so basically what happens is once 'Ask the Dust' is destroyed, he is sort of heartbroken and then just becomes a”
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The Road to Los Angeles
Discussed“Uh, crazy story which we should talk about; he has a bunch, maybe '1933 was a Bad Year,' 'The Road to Los Angeles.' He has a couple of books about his journey; he's seen as an LA writer, but he's from Colorado, and so it's just a weird snapshot to have the Italian-American experience from Colorado to LA, then Northern”
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