Gangster (novel)

Gangster (novel)

Infobox Book |
name = Gangster
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author = Lorenzo Carcaterra
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country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Novel
publisher = Ballantine Books
release_date = 2001
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 416 pp (paperback edition)
isbn = ISBN 978-0345425294 (paperback edition)
preceded_by = Street Boys
followed_by = Apaches

"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

The novel opens in the 1996 as Gabe, now middle-aged man, keeps watch over an old Angelo Vestieri on his hospital deathbed. Slipping back in time to the Depression, the narrative tracks the rise of the famed mob boss from a simple Italian immigrant to the most powerful man of Manhattan's underworld, when a ten year old Gabe, by chance, walks into Vestieri's bar. Vestieri takes the boy under his wing and ushers him into the world of organized crime. Gabe learns what it takes to rule an empire with his mentor, yet when the time comes for Gabe to take over Angelo's operation, he refuses, choosing a normal life despite his deep love for Vestieri.

ee also

Lorenzo Carcaterra


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