Wait Until Spring, Bandini
1938 novel by John Fante
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Wait Until Spring, Bandini is a novel by American author John Fante. Released in 1938, it was his first published novel. The book is set in a small-town in Colorado and tells the story of the Bandini family during a winter in the Great Depression. It is the first book in the Bandini Quartet, a semi-autobiographical series of books about Arturo Bandini, the son of Italian immigrants to the United States.[1][2] The novel was adapted into a 1989 film of the same name starring Joe Mantegna as Svevo Bandini, Ornella Muti as Maria Bandini, and Faye Dunaway as Mrs. Hildegarde.
Title page for Wait Until Spring, Bandini (1983 edition) | |
| Author | John Fante |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Bandini Quartet |
| Genre | Roman à clef |
| Publisher | Stackpole Books |
Publication date | 1938 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Followed by | The Road to Los Angeles |