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Zusatztext "With Fante! and his father before him! there are never any false feelings or pretentiousness in the work... you know he has been where he writes from! and judging by the sound of things! it has been one hell of a wild ride." Informationen zum Autor Dan Fante is the author of the memoir Fante , the novels 86'd , Chump Change , Mooch , and Spitting Off Tall Buildings , and several books of poetry, short stories, and plays. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son. Klappentext In Los Angeles, struggling telemarketer-writer and part-time drunk Bruno Dante is jobless again. The publication of his book of short stories has been put off indefinitely. Searching the want ads for a gig, he finds a chauffeur job. When Bruno calls the number in the ad, he discovers the boss is his former Manhattan employer David Koffman, who is opening a West Coast branch of his thriving limo service. Koffman hires Bruno as resident manager of Dav-Ko Hollywood under one condition: he must remain sober. But instant business success triggers an abrupt booze-and-blackout-soaked downward spiral for Bruno, forcing him to confront his own madness as he struggles to keep his old familiar demons from getting the best of him yet again. Zusammenfassung In Los Angeles! struggling telemarketer-writer and part-time drunk Bruno Dante is jobless again. The publication of his book of short stories has been put off indefinitely. Searching the want ads for a gig! he finds a chauffeur job. When Bruno calls the number in the ad! he discovers the boss is his former Manhattan employer David Koffman! who is opening a West Coast branch of his thriving limo service. Koffman hires Bruno as resident manager of Dav-Ko Hollywood under one condition: he must remain sober. But instant business success triggers an abrupt booze-and-blackout-soaked downward spiral for Bruno! forcing him to confront his own madness as he struggles to keep his old familiar demons from getting the best of him yet again. ...
