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Full of Life (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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An exuberant, extravagant chronicle of gestation which romps
through to the final production of the Fante's firstborn in high
Italianate style and immerses a succession of hair-raising to
breast-beating sequences in tears - and Chianti. For Emily, "a
bloated goddess" (who ate like a liberated refugee) was wanton in
her whims, frenzied in her housekeeping, and reached a shuddering
climax in her eighth month when she fell through the kitchen floor.
Going home to San Juan to secure the services of Papa, a first
generation Italian builder, John's safari back to Los Angeles on
the train with Papa is a humiliating ordeal as Papa - with his
goat's cheese and red wine - provides a public spectacle. Emily's
activities in her last month become more strenuous; Catholicism
calls her and she studies canon law at night, while by day, she and
Papa tear down the walls of the house - but fail to fix the kitchen
floor. A first trip to the hospital, escorted by John, Papa and
finally Father Gondalfo - for a last minute baptism, ends - not in
fruition - but in her return home for another week; a second trip,
and a long agony, produces the only possible result - a son... No
natural childbirth this, and undoubtedly a lot more fun. (Kirkus
Reviews)
In the definitive biography of John Fante, English and film studies
professor Stephen Cooper explores the life of a man whose muse was
Los Angeles.
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Imprint: |
Black Sparrow Press,U.S.
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
May 2003 |
First published: |
May 2002 |
Authors: |
John Fante
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Dimensions: |
227 x 150 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Mass Market
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Pages: |
168 |
Edition: |
2nd ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-87685-718-2 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-87685-718-7 |
Barcode: |
9780876857182 |
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