John Fante - The Writer Charles Bukowski Called His "God"
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In this video, I talk about the relationship between Charles Bukowski and John Fante. Fante lived the majority of his life in obscurity until Bukowski helped get books like Wait Until Spring, Bandini, Ask the Dust, and other books of Fante's back in print. Bukowski discovered Fante's work as a young man and - after having made it as a writer himself - would publically delcare Fante to be his "God".
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CHAPTERS:
1. Introduction (0:00)
2. John Fante (5:12)
3. Fante and Bukowski (12:55)
4. John Fante Square (21:13)
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All criticism and comments are welcome. Thanks for watching.
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Whatever your feelings about Bukowski, he deserves MAJOR credit for always shouting out his influences and fellow talent. Despite his lifelong struggle to get published and recognized, he still used his platform to get Fante's work reprinted.
not "despite", but "because of his lifelong struggle"
Appreciating John Fante's work is akin to appreciating a fine wine, a classic painting, a timeless piece of music, or any other form of excellence that encapsulates the best of what we experience. Thank you, Charles Bukowski, for opening my mind to this great genius.
Beautifully put, the man practically saved my sanity ❤
I'm not the first person to say it, but these books of Fante's include some of the funniest scenes I have ever come across. Debilitating laughter
My great grandfather rip John fante RIP to my grandpa Dan fante
tf? fr?
@@luqman6866 yea bro one of the documentaries Dan fante “aka my grandpa “ talks about my dad my family comes out in that video as well my mom was pregnant of me .
@@luqman6866 video is called “made in fante “ skip video to 35:15.
@@matthewarmenta3926 damn, brother gud on you, i guess.
You are my God
Thank you for this, I don't know this writer at all - I'm picking up a short stories collection. I'm glad he hadn't died before he was recognised.
I just bought “The Wine of Youth” collection of short stories
Both “Ask The Dust” and “Wait Until Spring, Bandini” are highly underrated
Devouring Ask The Dust now. Exceeds my expectations.
@@chupacabracinemaprobably my fav book ever, it must be read.
@@chupacabracinemaI’m so glad you like it!!! 💖💖💖
Excellent review done with precision, respect and contained emotion. As a reader of Bukowski and Fante, I thank you.
Love your vids. The topics covered, the writing, the production value...keep it up man. 100k subs soon to come, I'm sure
Very kind words, thanks a lot man
Arturo Bandini!
I’ve just finished The Road to Los Angeles. Been saving the last pages for a proper time that ended up being tonight. Tomorrow I will dive into Dreams of Bunker Hill, passing from the first novel to the last one (and final book of the Bandini quartet). It’s been a while since I had this type of gripping fascination with an author to the point of reading everything that I can find. That first paragraph of Ask the Dust is something that will stay with me forever. Guess that’s some sort of love
I need to check these books out. I love reading about the city I was born and raised in. Thank you for this video.
You cannot be bound to the Frenchman's rules.
Great video, my man. It's always great to hear about unknown writers and discovering their work.
Really loved the way how you told the story throughout the video. It was captivating. Please keep making these videos.
good lord you have linked my greatest loves, mathematics and poetry. Give this man a glass, no bottles of wine, many bottles...
I would love a video about H.L Mencken as well. Great channel, subbed!
Your quality has really improved, and I love these topics. Always learn something new.
If I'm remembering correctly, Steinbeck used the notes of a woman to help with Wrath. That same woman wrote a depression era novel herself, that was also overshadowed by Wrath. Not to throw shade on Steinbeck.
If he did do that, all the shade should be thrown at him
@@Saturnia2014 to my knowledge he didn't know they were her notes. Tom Collins gave them to him.
Yes. Her name was Sanora Babb, and the book she wrote which was effectively stolen by Steinbeck was 'Whose Names are Unknown'.
@@amanalone3473 Sanora Babb was also Ralph Ellison's lover, believe it or not.
Road to Los Angeles is freakin good as hell. Silly
At 20:33, Fante is a dead ringer for Mike Ehrmantraut, the character played by Jonathan Banks in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul.
Great video, love learning more about writers
Thanks for this video!!! It was really interesting to watch. You are dope🔥
I appreciated very much this video. Congratulations 4 u from that channel. 🎉👏🙏
Such an interesting video once again!
Hey Mate, really interesting video! After watching the film The End Of The Tour, I’d love to see a video on David Foster Wallace if that’s something you would ever consider. Love the content though!
Hey man, I've never read any of David Foster Wallace's work but you've intrigued me now so I'll definitely look into it. Thank you for the kind words and suggestion!
Great job...but not a Fante's photo in the begining.
Alta Loma Hotel in the book...real name Alta Vista Hotel.
Great video
Honestly, my first book of him that I read and my favorite was west of Rome
The portrait at 1.59 is not John Fante
The portrait you're using at 1:59 is not John Fante. To say nothing about the rest of the work here, it's bad form to have a false portrait of your subject as the thumbnail. This sort of mistake will make any viewer familiar with Fante immediately question the value/quality of such a video. Don't mean to be rude, or to undercut the rest of your work, which seems accurate enough. Long live Fante, and carry on!
" The Road To Los Angeles " is everything that Catcher in the Rye wishes it was, only written 10 years earlier.
Its a fakkin tremendous book - John Fante is the real thing.
One of Fantes sons - Dan Fante/Bruno Dante - is also a pretty good writer in his own right.
Thank u
I knew Johns younger brother In he was called..
22:37 this was interesting
I still wonder what happened to Camilla.
"Library" is both spelled and pronounced "lie-brerry". There are two "r"s in "library".
The Canon is a bit of a joke, where is Bukowski, Rimbaud, dos Passos, and so many others. I'm no slouch and I barely have heard of Fante. I don't listen much to so-called experts telling me what
I should be reading.
"Libary"
Riddle me this Batman… which fruit never tells the truth?
God bless Charles Bukowski. He is my Fante, he is my Doestyvsky
"but as a young man I know that
he got me through the factories
past the whores,
lifted me high through the night
and put me down
in a better
place." CHB from his poem Doestyvsky