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John Fante

Born in Denver on 8 April 1909, John Fante migrated to Los Angeles in his early twenties. Classically out of place in a town built on celluloid dreams, Fante's literary fiction was full of torn grace and redemptive vengeance. Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1938), his first novel, began the saga of Arturo Bandini, a character whose story continues in The Road to Los Angeles , Ask the Dust and Dreams from Bunker Hill - collectively known as The Bandini Quartet . Fante published several other...See more

Personality Profile For John Fante

John Fante

The following is a personality profile of John Fante based on his work.

John Fante is social and confident.

He is confident, he is hard to embarrass and is self-confident most of the time. He is empathetic as well: he feels what others feel and is compassionate towards them. But, John Fante is also calm-seeking: he prefers activities that are quiet, calm, and safe.

More than most people, his choices are driven by a desire for organization.

Considers independence to guide a large part of what he does: he likes to set his own goals to decide how to best achieve them. He is also relatively unconcerned with achieving success: he makes decisions with little regard for how they show off his talents.


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