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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. True/Slant ceased operations on July 31, 2010 after only being open for a little less than a year total.

Lorenzo Carcaterra
Born (1954-10-16) October 16, 1954 (age 67)
Hell’s Kitchen, New York City, USA
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Novelist
  • blogger
  • journalist
Children2

Biography


Carcaterra was born in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York. His family is from the island of Ischia, eighteen miles off the coast of Naples.[1]

He became a journalist in 1980, when his first articles begin to appear in various newspapers.

Carcaterra's wife, Susan Toepfer, died of lung cancer on December 24, 2013. She was also the mother of Carcaterra's two children, Kate and Nick.[2][3]


Published works



Novels



Other



References


  1. Interview - Paradise City
  2. "Susan J. Toepfer obituary (2013)". Legacy.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  3. Carcaterra, Lorenzo (June–July 2015). "Lake Como: A Love Story". National Geographic Traveler. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. Weinraub, Bernard (October 22, 1996). "'Sleepers' Debate Renewed: How True Is a 'True Story'?". The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2021.





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