1933 was a Bad Year

Resumen del libro

John Fante is a lost gem of American literature and the man who was credited by Charles Bukowski as the inspiration for him to start writing. In a life that spanned 74 years, Fante wrote several great novels, such as Ask the Dust, and numerous screenplays. He died in 1983 from diabetes-related complications.Trapped in a small, poverty-ridden town in 1933, seventeen-year-old Dominic Molise yearns to fulfil his own dreams of becoming an American sports hero.

This teenage southpaw aspires to the big leagues, big recognition and big love. He struggles, though, against the reality of his Italian parents, and comes under pressure to go into the family business. Brick-laying is not for Dominic.

His father, however, seeks to pre-empt the inevitable road to failure by wanting Dominic to pick up a trowel instead of a pitcher's glove. His mother's response is to pray.At once the story of class and an individual's struggle during hard times in America, 1933 was a Bad Year is a wonderful tale of childhood and its dissipation into adulthood.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p x{0026}lt;strong John Fantex{0026}lt;/strong (1909-1983), hijo de emigrantes italianos de procedencia muy humilde, trabajó como guionista en Hollywood y dedicó su vida a la literatura, aunque solo alcanzó el pleno reconocimiento de crítica y público después de su muerte. Su nombre ha evocado comparaciones con escritores como Knut Hamsun, Dostoievski, Nathanael West, Raymond Carver y, en especial, Charles Bukowski, cuyo entusiasmo por sus libros fue decisivo para su redescubrimiento. Al igual que la de este, su obra alcanzó la gloria en Europa antes que en su propio país, en el que fue reconocido póstumamente y premiado en 1987 con el Lifetime Achievement Award por el PEN. En Anagrama se han publicado las cuatro novelas protagonizadas por Arturo Bandini x{0026} x02013;x{0026}lt;em x{0026}lt;strong Camino de Los Ángelesx{0026}lt;/strong x{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Espera a la primaverax{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Bandinix{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Pregúntale al polvox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong y x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Sueños de Bunker Hillx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , reunidas en el volumen x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Bandinix{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong x{0026} x02013; y el resto de su obra literaria: x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Llenos de vidax{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;em x{0026}lt;strong La hermandad de la uvax{0026}lt;/strong x{0026}lt;/em , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em El vino de la juventudx{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong , x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Un año pésimox{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong y x{0026}lt;strong x{0026}lt;em Al oeste de Romax{0026}lt;/em x{0026}lt;/strong .x{0026}lt;/p