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West of Rome

John Fante
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Ecco • 2002

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 n...ot 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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RECENZIA: John Fante - Na západ od Ríma (Pragma, 2001)

HODNOTENIE:  *****Knižka obsahuje dva príbehy -novelu Môj pes Blbec a poviedku Orgie. Môj pec Blbec"Poslouchal jsem a žasl, jak málo jsem ho chápal a přemýšlel, co to je za tajemství, které se najednou odhalilo. Teď jsme měli v rodině dalšího mučedníka. Nejdřív se obětoval Dominik na oltáři Katy Dannové, a teď se Jamie věnuje zmrzačeným dětem. Jak odlišné od jejich otce, který psal vyčichlé[...]

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."