Dan Fante page
Dan Fante is the author of the short story
anthology "Corksucker:
Cab Driver Stories from the LA Streets" (published in the US as “Short
Dog: Cab Driver Stories from the L. A. Streets”. He is
the son of the American author and screenwriter, John Fante, although some
critics believe Dan Fante to be a better writer than his father. Dan was born
and raised in LA. At 20, he left college and hit the road, eventually ending up
in New York, where he lived for 12 years. Dan has had many jobs over the years,
including cab driving, washing windows, selling door to door, and a stint as a
private investigator. Dan Fante is the author of 3 semi-autobiographical
novels: "Chump Change"
(1998), "Mooch"
(2001), and "Spitting Off
Tall Buildings" (2001). His poetry has also been collected in "A Gin Pissing
Raw Meat Dual Carburetor V8 Son Of A Bitch From Los Angeles" (2001).
He began writing poetry while without his computer on a book tour in Italy.
Danny De Vito is turning "Mooch" into a movie. Dan Fante's play
"The Closer" was number 1 on the Los Angeles Times' list of the Most
Notable Plays of the Year. Dan Fante's life provides much inspiration for his
writing, whether it be his sometimes difficult relationship with his father,
the years he spent addicted to drugs and alcohol, his various relationships
with women (with 3 marriages), or some of his more down-at-heel jobs.
Princess
- an excellent Dan Fante story from his cab driving days
Wait
Until Spring Bandini - Dan Fante's introduction to his father's novel,
whose literary efforts were thwarted by Adolf Hitler, amongst others
For A - Approaching December -
some Dan Fante poems
Nobody Leaves
Venice - has a couple of good paragraphs from Dan Fante
Dan Fante: Official
Site - visit the official Dan Fante webpage
MySpace – visit Dan Fante’s
page
Dan Fante: Man on
Fire, Part One and Part Two - Ben
Pleasants interviews Dan Fante, briefly mentioning his favourite job as a cab
driver, which influenced "Corksucker"
The New Review
- Tony O'Neill's interview with Dan Fante
Lummox
Press - their 2003 interview with Dan Fante
Full
Carburettor V8 Son of a Bitch - Jason Hamilton's interview with Dan Fante
3am
interview - Ben Myers' interview with Dan Fante
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