Articles
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"New York Times Book Review" by The New York Times"...like Bukowski...Fante is an authentic literary outlaw."
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"Dan Fante, Confronting His Demons On The Page" on NPR"Bruno Dante functions as Fante's fictional alter ego, an alcoholic writer living — just barely — in Los Angeles. Many of Fante's novels focus on Bruno's misadventures as he struggles with his talent and his temptations."
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"The Seedy Side of Life with Dan Fante " by Michael Taylor (Reuters)"Bruno Dante functions as Fante's fictional alter ego, an alcoholic writer living — just barely — in Los Angeles. Many of Fante's novels focus on Bruno's misadventures as he struggles with his talent and his temptations."
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"An interview with author Dan Fante " by Alex Kudera"Novelist Dan Fante has paid his dues; he has overcome alcoholism, scores of crummy jobs, and the desperate fate accorded so many sons of famous fathers..."
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"A Muscular Tradition" by Matthew Firth (Ottawa Express)"Los Angeles writer Dan Fante's new book, Short Dog: Cab Driver Stories From the L.A. Streets, keeps his winning streak alive..."
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"The Generation Issue" by The Los Angeles Times"Where Father Ends and Son Begins John Fante drank and raged and wrote some of the best prose to come out of L.A. J.R. Moehringer talks to his son Dan, who drank and raged and is determined to write some of the best prose to come out."
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"Behind the Mask" by Rob Woodward (Burning Shore Press)"On a warm fall morning in 2005, Dan Fante sat down for an interview/conversation with fellow writer Rob Woodard..."
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"Noir to Me, an interview with Dan Fante" by Alex KuderaQ: What attracts you to the "noir" of life, the banal, down-on-your-luck, spiralling out of control, aspect of life?
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"Chump Change" by Lee Rourke (Scarecrow Editorial)"Dan Fante had quite a tempestuous relationship with his father, the esteemed author, John Fante - but then again most people who crossed John Fante did..."
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Interview by Laura Hird"Dan Fante is the author of three pitch-perfect novels..."
