Arturo Bandini arrives in Los Angeles with big dreams. But the reality he finds is a city gripped by poverty.
When he makes a small fortune from the publication of a short story, he reinvents himself, indulging in expensive clothes, fine food and downtown strip clubs. But Bandini's delusions take a worrying turn when he is drawn into a relationship with Camilla Lopez, a beautiful but troubled young woman who will be responsible for his greatest downfall.
Ask the Dust is an unforgettable novel about outsiders looking in on a town built on celluloid dreams.
ISBN: | 9781786896209 |
Publication date: | 6th September 2018 |
Author: | John Fante |
Publisher: | Canongate an imprint of Canongate Books |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 194 pages |
Series: | Canons |
Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary |