| Title | : | Dreams from Bunker Hill |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | John Fante |
| Release | : | 2010-05-18 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Fiction & Literature, Books, Family Fiction & Literature, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, Contemporary, Classics, Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical Mysteries, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, High Tech Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Literary Fiction |
| Size | : | 465367 |
| My first collision with fame was hardly memorable. I was a busboy at Marx's Deli. The year was 1934. The place was Third and Hill, Los Angeles. I was twenty-one years old, living in a world bounded on the west by Bunker Hill, on the east by Los Angeles Street, on the south by Pershing Square, and on the north by Civic Center. I was a busboy nonpareil, with great verve and style for the profession, and though I was dreadfully underpaid (one dollar a day plus meals) I attracted considerable attention as I whirled from table to table, balancing a tray on one hand, and eliciting smiles from my customers. I had something else beside a waiter's skill to offer my patrons, for I was also a writer. |
