Книга: 1933 Was A Bad Year (Fante John); Canongate, 2001
- Издатель: Canongate
- ISBN: 9781841951928
EAN: 978-1-84195-192-8
- Книги: Классическая зарубежная проза на английском языке
- ID: 13665449
Описание
John Fante is a lost gem of American literature and the man who was credited by Charles Bukowski as the inspiration for him to start writing. In a life that spanned 74 years, Fante wrote several great novels, such as Ask the Dust, and numerous screenplays. He died in 1983 from diabetes-related complications.
Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero. This teenage southpaw aspires to the big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against the reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Brick-laying is not for Dominic. His father, however, seeks to pre-empt the inevitable road to failure by wanting Dominic to pick up a trowel instead of a pitcher’s glove. His mother’s response is to pray.
At once the story of class and an individual’s struggle during hard times in America, 1933 was a Bad Year is a wonderful tale of childhood and its dissipation into adulthood.
Характеристики (13)
Параметр | Значение |
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Автор(ы) | Fante John |
Издатель | Canongate |
Год издания | 2001 |
ISBN | 9781841951928 |
Обложка | мягкая обложка |
Кол-во страниц | 106 |
Жанр | проза на иностранном языке |
Количество страниц | 106 |
Возрастное ограничение | 16+ |
Издательство | Canongate |
Количество книг | 1 |
Тип обложки | мягкая |
Вес | 0.09 |
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