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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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Book category Książki po angielsku Fiction & related items Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

• Full title: West of Rome
• Subtitle: Two Novellas
• Author: John Fante
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180
• EAN: 9780876856772
• ISBN: 0876856776
• ID: 11035891
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher Inc
• Weight: 296 g
• Dimensions: 225 × 149 × 12 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. May 2003

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