Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Dreams from Bunker Hill by John Fante (2002, Trade Paperback)
Bargain Book Stores (1135019)
99.2% positive Feedback
Price:
US $20.11
Approximately£14.90
+ $10.50 postage
Returns:
Condition:
Format: Paperback or Softback. Your source for quality books at reduced prices. Condition Guide. Your Privacy. Publication Date: 8/17/2002. Item Availability.
- Buy it nowDreams from Bunker Hill: An Origin Story (Paperback or Softback)
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100876855281
ISBN-139780876855287
eBay Product ID (ePID)894553
Product Key Features
Book TitleDreams from Bunker Hill
Number of Pages152 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2002
TopicPsychological, Family Life, General
IllustratorYes
FeaturesReprint
GenreFiction
AuthorJohn Fante
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight6.2 Oz
Item Length8.9 in
Item Width5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN81-015533
Dewey Edition19
Dewey Decimal813/.52
Edition DescriptionReprint
SynopsisMy first collision with fame was hardly memorable. I was a busboy at Marx's Deli. The year was 1934. The place was Third and Hill, Los Angeles. I was twenty-one years old, living in a world bounded on the west by Bunker Hill, on the east by Los Angeles Street, on the south by Pershing Square, and on the north by Civic Center. I was a busboy nonpareil, with great verve and style for the profession, and though I was dreadfully underpaid (one dollar a day plus meals) I attracted considerable attention as I whirled from table to table, balancing a tray on one hand, and eliciting smiles from my customers. I had something else beside a waiter's skill to offer my patrons, for I was also a writer.
LC Classification NumberPS3511.A594D7
All listings for this product
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 15 Mar, 2017
LA 1930s
John's character Arturo Bandini just wants be be a writer in LA in the 1930s. He eeks out a living by the sale of short stories, but he just can't seen to make the big score. He hits the hay with the old landlady who owns the flop house when he lives until he is offered a job as a screenwriter at six hundred a week. He moves in to his new office and waits for an assignment while eyeballing his gorgeous secretary who won't give him the time of day---until. He complains to his boss about the lack of work. The boss replies "you're doing fine--keep it up the good work"--but he isn't doing any work just bumming around LA. The "great Bandini" as he sees himself, is John Fante and it is the comic, very funny story of his trials and tribulations in LA/Hollywood trying to make it as a writer. This is a very enjoyable book that you will not put down especially if you want to be a writer.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 May, 2020
The title sums it up.
Another fine story by John Fante. Not as good as Ask the Dust, but what is? I don't think it's wotrh the price most venues are asking but it was on this one, and am satisfied I received my monies worth.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
