The Brotherhood of the Grape

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• The Brotherhood of the Grape

  John Fante (8 April 1909 - 8 May 1983) was born in Denver, Colorado to an immigrant Italian bricklayer father and an extremely religious mother. Fante's early years were spent in poverty and the anti-Italian prejudice of the time. His education led h ... (read full critics)

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  Fante's saddest

  I felt this book is Fante's saddest and yet the one which conveys the most hope. It's the story of a man and his sons, from the point of view of one of the latter. It's, as expected, very vivid, colorful, intense, hard to bear in some passages. Quite an emotional ride. Right in the league of "Wait f ... (continue)

  I felt this book is Fante's saddest and yet the one which conveys the most hope. It's the story of a man and his sons, from the point of view of one of the latter. It's, as expected, very vivid, colorful, intense, hard to bear in some passages. Quite an emotional ride. Right in the league of "Wait for Spring, Bandini" and, indeed, about the Bandini family. In case you are wondering (it's no spoiler) the father who was dead in "road to LA" and "ask the dust" is alive and kicking! :-)

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• English Books
• Paperback 240 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 1841956198
• ISBN-13: 9781841956190
• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Pub date: Mar 10, 2005
• Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover and Others

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