Ask the Dust (Arturo Bandini, #3)

by Charles Bukowski, John Fante

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About this book

Ask the Dustis the story of Arturo Bandini, a young writer in 1930s Los Angeles who falls hard for the elusive, mocking, unstable Camilla Lopez, a Mexican waitress. Struggling to survive, he perseveres until, at last, his first novel is published. But the bright light of success is extinguished when Camilla has a nervous breakdown and disappears . . . and Bandini forever rejects the writer's life he fought so hard to attain.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780060822552
ISBN10	0060822554
Series/Work	OL77318W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Ecco
Pages	192
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	July 26, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

American Authors Authors, fiction Bandini, arturo (fictitious character), fiction California, fiction Fiction Fiction, historical, general Fiction, romance, general Literature Man-woman relationships Man-woman relationships, fiction Young men

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