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West of Rome

West of Rome

John Fante
Barcode 9780876856772
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Release Date: 01/05/2003

Genre: Fiction
Label: Black Sparrow Press,U.S.
Language: English
Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Inc


West of Rome's two novellas, "My Dog Stupid" and "The Orgy," fulfill the promise of their rousing titles. The latter novella opens with virtuoso description: "His name was Frank Gagliano, and he did not believe in God. He was that most singular and startling craftsman of the building trade-a left-handed bricklayer. Like my father, Frank came from Torcella Peligna, a cliff-hugging town in the Abruzzi. Lean as a spider, he wore a leather cap and puttees the year around, and he was so bowlegged a dog could lope between his knees without touching them."



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