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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.
Apr 4, 1996 · An unforgettable true story of friendship, loyalty and revenge. Lorenzo, Michael, John and Tommy shared everything - the laughter and the bruises of an impoverished childhood on New York's violent West Side. Until one of their pranks misfired and they were sent to a reformatory school.
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Jul 10, 1995 · Sleeper (colloq.): 1. out-of-town hit man who spends the night after a local contract is completed. 2. A juvenile sentenced to serve any period longer than nine months in a state-managed facility. This is the story of four young boys. Four lifelong friends.
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Nov 5, 2019 · #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The extraordinary true story of four men who take the law into their own hands. This is the story of four young boys. Four lifelong...
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- Sleepers
Mar 2, 1996 · Review. “Sleepers is so many things: a Dickensian portrait of coming of age in Hell’s Kitchen, a terrifying and heartbreaking account of the brutalization of youth, a shocking—and disturbingly satisfying—climax worthy of the finest suspense novel. A brilliant, troubling, important book.”—Jonathan Kellerman.
About Sleepers. #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The extraordinary true story of four men who take the law into their own hands. This is the story of four young boys. Four lifelong friends. Intelligent, fun-loving, wise beyond their years, they are inseparable.
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Lorenzo Carcaterra. Sleepers. Select a format: Paperback Ebook. Retailers: AmazonBlackwellsBookshop.orgFoylesHiveWaterstonesWHSmith. Summary. An unforgettable true story of friendship, loyalty, violence and revenge, set against the unmistakable backdrop of New York City.
