Wait Until Spring, Bandini
by John Fante
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Author: John FanteEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-05-31
ISBN: 0876855540
Number of pages: 266
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Book Review: A true artist cutting his teeth
Summary: 5 Stars
It is rare that call any writer an artist, but with John Fante I feel no compunction whatsoever with using the word artist. While this work was his first and as such lacks the maturity, refinement and strength of voice that his later works possess, this particular book holds something that the others do not. That is the quintessential American experience. By that I mean the experience of being an immigrant trying to own their Americaness.
While the writing in this book shows sporadic flashes of brilliance, the message is more important than the words in this book. In a lot of ways this is the American story. It is the story of a poor Italian kid growing up in a world that doesn't want to accept him. This work has a powerful duality working inside of the characters. You have the proud but poor Italian father full of Machismo, and then you have the second generation immigrant who is just not quite American enough for his peers. The main character deals with the plight of poverty and alienation along with trying to fulfill traditional roles at home.
Fante becomes a great American writer. This isn't one of his masterpieces, but this is still an important work because it gives readers a glimpse into a uniquely American experience. The strength of this work lies in its ability to relate a world and experience that all Americans (except for Native Americans) have experienced at one point or another, and that is the immigrant experience. Fante does an amazing job giving readers a glimpse into that world.
Summary of Wait Until Spring, Bandini
He came along, kicking the snow. Here was a disgusted man. His name was Svevo Bandini, and he lived three blocks down that street. He was cold and there were holes in his shoes. That morning he had patched the holes on the inside with pieces of cardboard from a macaroni box. The macaroni in that box was not paid for. He had thought of that as he placed the cardboard inside his shoes.
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