by John Fante · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433967763
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«Pregúntale al polvo» is the novel by John Fante, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (208 pages, in Spanish).
In 1930s Los Angeles, young writer Arturo Bandini, staying in a hotel in the slums, tries to survive while dreaming of glory after publishing a story in a small magazine. His relationship with Camilla, a Mexican waitress, becomes a destructive bond of love and hate that reflects his contradictions and literary ambition. The novel, with a foreword by Charles Bukowski, portrays urban survival and the fragility of the American dream.
It is the third volume in the Arturo Bandini saga, John Fante's alter ego. The Compactos collection from Anagrama includes a foreword by Charles Bukowski. Originally published as Ask the Dust in 1939.
For readers of classic American fiction who enjoy stories of ambition, failure, and contradictory passions in the context of the Great Depression.
John Fante was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical novel Ask the Dust (1939) about the life of Arturo Bandini, a struggling writer in Depression-era Los Angeles. It is widely considered the great Los Angeles novel, and is one in a series of four, published between 1938 and 1985, that are now collectively called "The Bandini Quartet." Ask the Dust was adapted into a 2006 film starring Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek. Fante's published works while he lived included five novels, one novella, and a short story collection. Additional works, including two novels, two novellas, and two short story collections, were published posthumously. His screenwriting credits include, most notably, Full of Life, Jeanne Eagels (1957), and the 1962 films Walk on the Wild Side and The Reluctant Saint.
