Riassunto
Ever since his best-selling SLEEPERS, Lorenzo Carcaterra has told tales of Italian-Americans. Now, in this huge story, he travels from the days of godfathers and goodfellas to our own world of suburban Sopranos. GANGSTER is an epic, compassionate portrait of one man's fight against his fate - and the narrative of a family, a city and a century. Born in violence and raised in the shadow of a shocking secret, young Angelo Vestieri chose to flee both his Italian past and his father, and build a new life in early 20th century New York. Through his bloody rise from soldier to mob boss he deals in further betrayals - in his brutal business, in friendship and in love - while coming to understand loyalty and the virtues of relationships. As he grows older, Angelo takes Gabe, an abandoned boy, under his wing, and teaches him everything he knows. Finally, he will learn which is stronger - the love he has for the boy he cherishes, or the need to be a gangster and live by the savage rules he helped to create.
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Praise for Gangster by Lorenzo Carcaterra
'An extraordinary read, like crossing "The Shawshank Redemption", "State of Grace" and "Goodfellas" ' TIME OUT
'Reads like a treatment for a Martin Scorcese script' INDEPENDENT
'Horrifying . . . full of tension . . . harrowing . . . gripping' WATERSTONES CHOICE OF THE MONTH
'A courtroom drama as gripping as any by Grisham' THE TIMES
'A quick, brutal tale' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
'Startlingly good' OBSERVER
'[A] tough two-fisted tale of New York street-life and the victory of rough justice over the law' FINANCIAL TIMES
'Horrific . . . violent . . . a compelling and intense tale.' EXPRESS
'Riveting . . . gripping . . . unexpectedly poignant' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'A savage story of violence and revenge' THE TIMES
'Reads like an Elmore Leonard thriller' IRISH TIMES
'An incredible tale of cruelty, endurance and revenge . . . impossible to put down' MAXIM
'Gruesome, bloodsoaked . . . spectacular' THE TIMES
'Breathtaking' PUBLISHING NEWS
'Brutal . . . violent . . . devastating. Not for the faint-hearted' DAILY EXPRESS
'Startlingly good crime fiction' Observer
'Brings the city streets to life' Sunday Telegraph
'Gangster is a brilliant, multilayered novel that breathes and bleeds on every page. Lorenzo Carcaterra has captured the gritty, frightening, and conflicted world of organized crime - and the human beings who inhabit it - with honesty and depth. This book transcends the genre of 'crime fiction.' It is a full-blooded novel, and an epic read' Robert Crais
'If you are a Sopranos fan, this is the book for you ... these people are fascinating, in the way tarantulas seen from a distance are fascinating. But one wouldn't want to get too close' Irish Times
'An epic that embraces not only a handful of flawed men and women on the margins of society, but their time and place too. [Carcaterra's] familiarity with the underworld shines through...[he] knows the underworld's rhythms and philosophy as well as he knows its dirty streets, rain-slicked piers and smoke-filled social clubs' Denver Post
'Expect high demand for this very compelling drama' Booklist
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