The Italian translation of «Full of life», «Una vita piena» (Marcos y Marcos, pages 384, 35,000 Lire) is the biography of the writer whose family was originary of Torricella Peligna. His father Nick Fante landed in Ellis Island on 6 dec 1901) and settled in Colorado where he married Mary Capolungo and where John Thomas Fante was born on 8 april 1909. The biography follows John's life until his death at 74.

«Una vita piena» translated by Francesca Giannetto and Ilaria Molineri in the Italian edition, published in English 2 years agoby Stephen Cooper, associated professor of English and Cinema at the California state University, Long Beach.

Dan Fante is in London these days to present his two latest books, the novel «Spitting off tall buildings» and a collection of poems, «A gin pissing raw meat dual carburator V8 son of a bitch from Los Angeles». An interview on the phone. From Sunday in Turin for lectures at the Holden School and the University on creative writing. On October 31st a lecture in Pescara, then two days in Torricella Peligna.