John Fante (April 8, 1909 – May 8, 1983) was an American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his semi-autobiographical...

modern Mfantsefo or Fante ("Fanti" is an older spelling) confederacy is a combination of Akan people and aboriginal Guan people. The Fante people are mainly...

Fante may refer to: Fante people, an Akan people from central southern coast of West Africa Fante dialect, a Niger-Congo language Fante Confederacy, either...

Fante (February 19, 1944 – November 23, 2015) was an American author and playwright. He was born in Los Angeles. Fante was the son of novelist John Fante...

Ask the Dust is the most popular novel of American author John Fante, first published in 1939 and set during the Great Depression era in Los Angeles. It...

presidents Kwame Nkrumah and John Atta Mills. Maya Angelou learned Fante as an adult during her stay in Ghana. Today Fante is spoken by more than 6 million...

Joyce Fante was an American poet and editor. She was married to writer John Fante from 1937 to his death in 1983. She was born in Placer County, California...

novel written by John Fante before his death. On April 8, 2010, the day of the 101st anniversary of the writer's birth, John Fante Square was inaugurated...

1936 on a variety of subjects, including fiction by Damon Runyon and John Fante and autobiographies by Benny Goodman and Huey Long. Both Military Service...

to ask a followup (in which they failed). Elsewhere, he responds, "Fante." John Fante was a major influence on Bukowski. But at the end, Bukowski was able...

is a 2006 romantic drama film based on the 1939 book Ask the Dust by John Fante. The film was written and directed by Robert Towne. Tom Cruise (with Paula...

Wild Side by American author Nelson Algren. The film was scripted by John Fante. While it passed its censors, it was an adult film noir with explicit...

film was produced and directed by George Sidney from a screenplay by John Fante, Daniel Fuchs and Sonya Levien, based on a story by Fuchs. The film stars...

Dust, a romantic period piece set in Los Angeles based on the novel by John Fante and starring Colin Farrell and Salma Hayek. Towne had found the novel...

As a publisher, he is best known for his work with Charles Bukowski, John Fante, and Paul Bowles. He is based in Santa Rosa, California. Martin built...

material, as well as occupational health and safety. Italian-American author John Fante featured hod carriers, bricklayers, and stonemasons prominently in several...

"godfather", John Fante's influence on the movement cannot be overstated. Bukowski's own style was heavily influenced by the work of John Fante, and the former...

followed by Ask the Dust, a period romance set in Los Angeles based on a John Fante novel and co-starring Colin Farrell. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian found...

followed by Ask the Dust, a period romance set in Los Angeles based on a John Fante novel and co-starring Salma Hayek. Reviews were mixed; Manohla Dargis...

Franz Kafka, Maxim Gorky, Stefan Zweig, Henry Miller, Hermann Hesse, John Fante, James Kelman, Charles Bukowski and Ernest Hemingway. Isaac Bashevis Singer...

his once-unpublished work has been made available. Writers including John Fante, Knut Hamsun, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Ernest Hemingway, Robinson Jeffers...

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writer John Fante. It was written in 1936, but was published posthumously in 1985 by Black Sparrow Press. The novel is one of four featuring Fante's alter...

produced the French comedy My Dog Stupid, based on the cult novel by John Fante. It marked Kern's debut as a film producer and starred Yvan Attal along...

"Surfin' U.S.A." and "Noble Surfer", in the novel Ask the Dust, written by John Fante (Camilla Lopez's shoes), and also in the novel On the Road, written by...

and Yaël Langmann, is based on the short story of the same name from John Fante's novella West of Rome, published posthumously in 1986. The film premiered...

Michel (April 6, 1989). "Sur le tournage de "Bandini": L'enfance de John Fante". Le Monde. France. Retrieved August 26, 2009.: "Le petit Michael Bucellato...

Archived from the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023. Sibley, John (July 3, 1960). "Slum Landlords Under Cities' Fire". The New York Times....

Wait Until Spring, Bandini is a novel by American author John Fante. Released in 1938, it was his first published novel. The book is set in a small-town...

He released his second album, Ask The Dust (after the 1939 novel by John Fante), on Ninja Tune in 2012. He produced an OST for the video game Killzone:...