Lorenzo Carcaterra
Encyclopedia
Lorenzo Carcaterra is an American
writer
. Hell's Kitchen is the setting for his most famous book, Sleepers, which was adapted into the Sleepers (film)
. In April 2009 he joined True/Slant
as a blogger.
United States
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writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. Hell's Kitchen is the setting for his most famous book, Sleepers, which was adapted into the Sleepers (film)
Sleepers (film)
Sleepers is a 1996 legal drama film written, produced, and directed by Barry Levinson, and based on Lorenzo Carcaterra's 1995 novel of the same name.-Plot:...
. In April 2009 he joined True/Slant
True/Slant
True/Slant , a company based in a loft in SoHo in New York City funded with $3 million in capital by Forbes Media and Fuse Capital and sold to Forbes in May 2010, was an original content news network....
as a blogger.
Novels
- Sleepers (1995)
- Apaches (1997)
- GangsterGangster (novel)Gangster is a novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra, published in 2001, narrating the life of Angelo Vestieri from the early 20th Century until his death, and his rise to power in the New York City underground.- Plot summary :...
(2001) - Street Boys (2002)
- Paradise City (2004)
- Chasers (2007)
- Midnight Angels (2010)
Other
- Introduction to Modern Library Classics unabridged version of The Count of Monte CristoThe Count of Monte CristoThe Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is often considered to be, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas's most popular work. He completed the work in 1844...
, a novel which plays an important role in Carcaterra's allegedly autobiographical novel Sleepers
- He has written and produced a number of episodes of Law and OrderLaw & Order (franchise)The Law & Order franchise is a number of related American television series created by Dick Wolf and originally broadcast on NBC, all of which deal with some aspect of the criminal justice system...
.