John Fante's Ask the DustThis volume assembles for the first time a staggering multiplicity of reflections and readings of John Fantes 1939 classic, Ask the Dust, a true testament to the works present and future impact. The contributors to this workwriters, critics, fans, scholars, screenwriters, directors, and othersanalyze the provocative set of diaspora tensions informing Fantes masterpiece that distinguish it from those accounts of earlier East Coast migrations and