John fante began his first novel in the winter of 1933 and planned to have it finished in seven months. Unfortunately, the young bandini is, plain and simple, a twit. The publishers rejected it and it was published about 50 years later by black sparrow press after the authors death. I also needed a quick read to get to my next one which my wife was reading. Pdf fante bukowski download full pdf book download.
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