In the following essay, Collins delineates the major thematic concerns of the stories comprising Dago Red.

In the following essay, Collins investigates the role of baseball in Fante's novels and short fiction.

In the following essay, Weber contends that Fante's early fiction “offers a rich testament to how the often disabling powers of shame and self-hatred can somehow inspire the literary imagination.”

In the following excerpt from her full-length study of Fante's fiction, Kordich offers a thematic and stylistic analysis of The Orgy and My Dog Stupid.

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.

In the following essay, Buonomo asserts that Fante successfully challenges traditional masculine and feminine models in “A Wife for Dino Rossi.”

In the following review, Mangan traces Fante's literary development.

In the following review, Gardaphe praises Fante's portrayal of the Italian-American experience in his fiction and assesses his literary accomplishments.

In the following review, Kirsch maintains that The John Fante Reader provides a useful introduction to the works of John Fante.

In the following positive review, Barry praises Fante's portrayal of childhood and family life in Dago Red.

In the following review, Davenport finds the stories in Dago Red to be in the same vein as the subject matter and tone of Fante's novel, Wait until Spring, Bandini.

In the following unfavorable review, Sylvester derides the stories comprising Dago Red as dull and inconsequential.

In the following laudatory assessment, Kirsch deems The Wine of Youth “a heady distillation” of Fante's “marvelous powers of observation, his generous spirit and his enduring talent.”

In the following review, the anonymous critic finds The Big Hunger to be an uneven collection of Fante's short fiction.

In the following review, Crotta offers a mixed assessment of the two novellas comprising West of Rome.