SOURCE: Collins, Richard. “The Legacy of John Fante.” In John Fante: A Literary Portrait, pp. 261-73. Toronto: Guernica, 2000.
In the following essay, Collins addresses the reasons for the recent critical and popular rediscovery of John Fante's work, investigates the influence his work has had on other writers, and places him within the tradition of Italian American writers.
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