In “Just Call Me Bandicoot” (Harper & Row, 1970) by William Pène Du Bois (1916-1993), a fast-talking hustler aboard the Staten Island Ferry regales a Manhattan rider with an extravagant tale tale in exchange for some junk food from the boat’s snack bar. Pène Du Bois’ own father, the famed artist and critic Guy Pène … More Just Call Me Bandicoot