Quaderni del ‘900 is soliciting papers written by young scholars on John Fante’s life and works to be published in a special issue devoted to this American author of Italian origins.

This issue of Quaderni del ‘900 seeks to assess Fante’s continuous and growing attraction as a complex artist, in the country of his parents as well as his own. Of particular interest are papers that privilege a theoretical perspective on the construction and invention of space in Fante’s works, with a specific reference to Los Angeles and California, where this volume will take shape.

Quaderni del ‘900 is a yearly literary journal of Italian Studies (modern and contemporary literature), jointly published by California State University Long Beach and the University of Rome III (www.libraweb.net/riviste.php?chiave=90).

The volume will include between 12 and 15 articles. Essays, not to exceed 20 double-spaced pages and written in Italian or English, should conform to the style-sheet criteria set forth by the MLA for essays in both English and Italian.

The issue will feature a special introduction to Fante’s life and work by Dr. Stephen Cooper, author of Full of Life: A Biography of John Fante (2000).

Deadline for submission is December 15, 2006; publication expected by 2007. Early submissions are welcome. All contributions will be refereed.

Interested contributors can send the essay, accompanied by a 300-word abstract and a one-page bio with list of publications, to the editor of the issue, Teresa Fiore, via email (tfiore@csulb.edu).

For more information, please contact tfiore@csulb.edu