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JOHN FANTE: Cronologia
8 aprile 1909 - John Fante nasce a Denver, Colorado da una famiglia di immigrati italiani: il padre Nick Fante originario di Torricella Peligna, era muratore; la madre Maria Antrilli, era nata a Chicago da genitori italiani. Ebbe un’infanzia povera.
John trascorre l’infanzia e la giovinezza a Boulder - frequenta scuole cattoliche e l’Università del Colorado.
1932- si trasferisce a Los Angeles e svolge lavori di ogni genere. Viene pubblicato un suo racconto su The American Mercury .
1937 - John sposa Joyce Smart, da cui avrà quattro figli. Inizia a lavorare per Hollywood.
1938 - Pubblica il primo romanzo, 'Wait Until Spring, Bandini'
1939 - Viene dato alle stampe 'Ask The Dust'
1940 - Pubblicazione di 'Dago Red', una raccolta di novelle.
1952 - pubblica il romanzo Full of Life da cui sarà tratto un film che riceverà una nomination all'Oscar per la migliore sceneggiatura.
1955 - si ammala di diabete, che lo porterà alla cecità, all'amputazione delle gambe e infine alla morte
1957 - è in Italia e lavora come sceneggiatore per Dino De Laurentiis.
1977 - Fante perde la vista a causa del diabete. Detterà alla moglie l’ultimo romanzo
"Dreams from Bunker Hill".
8 maggio 1983 - John Fante muore a 74 anni, lasciando numerosi inediti. In questi anni è al
centro di una massiccia riscoperta internazionale.
Per notizie biografiche più approfondite, visitate
johnfante.it oppure fazieditore.it.
Esiste una approfondita biografia di John Fante curata da Stephen Cooper, edita in Usa,
Full of Life : A Biography of John Fante
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8 april 1909 - John Fante was born in Denver, Colorado, from a family of Italian immigrants. His father Nick Fante, originary from Torricella Peligna, was a mason; his mother Maria Antrilli, born in Chicago also from Italian parents. His childhood was very poor.
John spent his early years in Boulder, attending a Catholic school and later a college in the University of Colorado.
1932 - he moved to Los Angeles where he had a number of different jobs. The American Mercury published one of his stories.
1937 - he marries Joyce Smart, who will bear him four children. He started working as scriptwriter for Hollywood.
1938 - Fante published his first novel, 'Wait Until Spring, Bandini'
1939 - 'Ask The Dust' appeared
1940 - Dago Red, a collection of his short stories '', was published.
1952 - "Full of Life" appeared and the script from it received an Oscar nomination.
1955 - he fell ill with diabetes
1957 came to Italy and worked as scriptwriter for Dino De Laurentiis.
1977 - became blind because of diabetes and also lost his legs later; his last novel "Dreams from Bunker Hill" was dictated to his wife
8 may 1983 - John Fante dies at 74, leaving many unpublished works. In the last few years he is becoming widely recognized as an outstanding 20th century novelist on an international level.
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Works:
"Wait Until Spring, Bandini" (1938), "Ask the Dust" (1939), "Dago Red" (1940), a collection of short stories, "Full of Life" (1952), "The Brotherhood of the Grape" (1977), "Dreams From Bunker Hill" (1982). "The Road to Los Angeles" "1933 Was a Bad Year", "The Wine of Youth" (1985), "West of Rome" (1986), "John Fante & H.L. Mencken: A Personal Correspondance" (1989) and "Selected Letters 1932-1981" (1991). |
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