{"product_id":"9780062013217_the-wine-of-youth","title":"The Wine of Youth","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of the legendary \u003cem\u003eDago Red\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1940, contains seven new stories, including \"A Nun No More\" and \"My Father’s God.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A group of sketches, rather than short stories, by the author of \u003cem\u003eWait Until Spring, Bandini\u003c\/em\u003e. Fante to me captures the lusty, violent, warmhearted, passionate spirit of his Italian-American compatriots far better than any writer. There's none of the turgidity, the sensationalism, the \"instinctual grunts\" of di Donato. Here is one family, almost certainly Fante's -- the arrogant, swaggering male father; the worn gentle mother who cries about everything concerning God and her children; and the boys, good-bad roughnecks at the parochial school, at communion, at home. And underneath it all one senses Fante's deep affection, which includes a certain humorous tolerance, for these simple, fervent, hot-tempered people.\" -Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Fante","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46922305732757,"sku":"9780062013217","price":4.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062013217.png?v=1777422888","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062013217_the-wine-of-youth","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}