An edition of Gangster (2001)

Gangster

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An edition of Gangster (2001)

Gangster

1st ed.
  • 5.00 ·
  • 3 Ratings
  • 16 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 3 Have read

Love. Violence. Destiny. These powerful themes ricochet through Lorenzo Carcaterra's new novel like bullets from a machine gun. In Gangster, he surpasses even his bestselling Sleepers to create a brutal and brilliant American saga of murder, forgiveness, and redemption.Born in the midst of tragedy and violence and raised in the shadow of a shocking secret, young Angelo Vestieri chooses to flee both his past and his father to seek a second family--the criminals who preside over early 20th century New York. In his bloody rise from soldier to mob boss, he encounters ever more barbaric betrayals--in friendship, in his brutal business, in love-- yet simultaneously comes to understand the meaning of loyalty, the virtue of relationships, and gains a perspective on the lonely, if powerful, life he has chosen.As the years pass, as enemies are made and defeated, as wars are fought and won, the old don meets an abandoned boy who needs a parent as much as protection. By taking Gabe under his wing and teaching him everything he knows, Angelo Vestieri will learn, in the winter of his life, which is greater: his love for the boy he cherishes, or his need to be a gangster and to live by the savage rules he helped create.A sweeping panoramic with riveting characters, a unique understanding of the underworld philosophy, and a relentless pace, Gangster travels through the time of godfathers and goodfellas to our own world of suburban Sopranos. But this is more than just an authentic chronicle of crime. Setting a new standard for this acclaimed author, Gangster is a compassionate portrait of one man's fight against his fate--and an unforgettable epic of a family, a city, a century.From the Hardcover edition.

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Publisher
Ballantine Books
Language
English
Pages
376

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Cover of: Gangster
Gangster
2005, Presses de la Cité
in French
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Gangster
2003, Charnwood
in English
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Gangster.
January 1, 2003, Goldmann
Paperback in German
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Gangster
2002, Fawcett Books
in English - 1st mass market ed.
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Gangster
2002, Random House Publishing Group
Electronic resource in English
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Gangster
2001, Ballantine Books
in English - 1st ed.
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Gangster
2001, Simon & Schuster
in English
Cover of: Gangster
Gangster
2001, Ballantine Books
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Gangster
Gangster
2001, G.K. Hall
in English

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New York

Edition Notes

Genre
Fiction

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 376 p. ;
Number of pages
376

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23245256M
Internet Archive
gangster00carc_1
ISBN 10
034540100X
LCCN
00048594
Library Thing
124598
Goodreads
539894

First Sentence

"HE HATED DREDGING up memories."

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