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Running for four seasons, from 1990-94, the show is still in syndication today worldwide. In addition, he worked on scores of other pilots, none of which made it to air. It was while at Grosso-Jacobson Productions, that Carcaterra wrote and published his first two books - A Safe Place and Sleepers.
Also on today’s show, we have a talk with Lorenzo Carcaterra, the writer behind the book Sleepers, which was adapted into a 1996 film starring Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro. We talk about what food was like when he was growing up in Hell’s Kitchen and about his latest book, Nonna Maria and the Case of the Missing Bride.
Lorenzo Carcaterra. 1,270 likes · 1 talking about this. Lorenzo Carcaterra is a New York Times #1 bestselling author of Sleepers, The Wolf, Gangster, Apaches, A Safe Place, Paradise City and more.
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Lorenzo Carcaterra (born October 16, 1954) is an American writer of Italian descent. Hell’s Kitchen is the setting for his most famous book, Sleepers, which was adapted as a 1996 film of the same name. In April 2009, he joined True/Slant as a blogger.
Lorenzo Carcaterra, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Payback,Tin Badges, Sleepers, A Safe Place, Apaches, Gangster, Street Boys, Paradise City, Chasers, Midnight Angels and The Wolf.
Currently in its 14th printing, it has been sold to 11 foreign countries and has sold close to 220,000 copies. The 1995 publication of Sleepers, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller in both hardcover and paperback, catapulted Carcaterra to national attention.
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Jul 25, 2014 · The novel moves around the world, from Florence, Naples, and Rome to Los Angeles, New York, Zurich, Paris, and Toronto. Carcaterra writes what he knows, and where he knows. His parents...
