Lorenzo Carcaterra


Lorenzo Carcaterra 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.

Biography

Carcaterra was born in Hells Kitchen, Manhattan, New York. His family is from the island of Ischia, eighteen miles off the coast of Naples.
He became a journalist by 1980 when his first articles begin to appear in various newspapers. Carcaterra has two children; he is a widower.

Published works

Novels