Ask the Dust
About this book
Arturo Bandini is a struggling writer lodging in a seedy LA hotel. While basking in the glory of having had a single short story published in a small magazine, he meets local waitress Camilla Lopez and they embark on a strange and strained love-hate relationship/ Slowly, but inexorably, it descends into the realms of madness. Ask the Dust is one of the truly great, yet unsung, American novels of the twentieth century. A tough and unsentimental story with a soft and tender hear, it remains as fresh and affecting as the day it was written.
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 103 readers · 208 pages · ≈ 3 h 51 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read Ask the Dust?
About ≈ 3 h 51 m — 208 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Ask the Dust?
208 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Ask the Dust?
It sits on the Fiction shelves.
Has Ask the Dust been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Ask the Dust (2006).
Is Ask the Dust in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote Ask the Dust?
John Fante.