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 spa
nned 74 years, Fante wrote several great novels, such as "Ask the Dust", and num
erous screenplays. He died in 1983 from diabetes-related complications.
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ed in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise ye
arns 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.
