Carlito's Way
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Carlito's Way by Edwin Torres
This powerful, gritty, and vivid novel is the unforgettable story of Carlito Brigante, a Harlem drug dealer in the 1960s, and his rise to the top. Drug dealer, thief, and murdered, Carlito Brigante was once just another Spanish Harlem street punk with a poor boy's dream of flash and fast money -- but as he gets older he determines that it's either take or be taken, and he knows which role he intends to play. Soon he's a mob-connected professional with an easy charm, joie de vivre, stubborn pride, and hair-trigger temper. But the rules change rapidly in a sudden-death world of scams, sell-outs, and payback, where only the strongest and smartest predator can be king of the barrio. And when there's a major changing of the guard in the top echelons of the mob, Carlito will have some hard choices to make. Taut, thrilling, and a joy to read, Carlito's Way established a voice that has lost none of its vivid color or power to enthrall.EDWIN TORRES has worked with a diverse group of artists to create performances that combine poetry, vocal and physical improvisation, sound, and visual theater. The New York Foundation for the Arts, The Foundation For Modern Performance Art, The Poets Fund, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council have all awarded him poetry grants. He's given workshops at Naropa University, St. John's University, and others. Among them are the Marks Poetry Project, Bard College, Mills College, and Miami University. His work has appeared in numerous anthologies, and his CD, Holy Child (Kill Rock Stars Records), is housed in the Whitney Museum of American Art's sound archives.
Rattapallax, a poetry journal/DVD, is co-edited by him. IN THE FUNCTION OF EXTERNAL CIRCUMSTANCES (Nightboat Books), THE POPEDOLOGY OF AN AMBIENT LANGUAGE (Atelos Books), FRACTURED HUMOROUS (Subpress), and THE ALL-UNION DAY OF THE SHOCK WORKER (Roof Books) are some of his published works. His most recent project is NORICUA, a noh-boricua inspired non-movement gaining worldwide traction, whose non-ideologies have been performed in the Bronx, Berlin, Loisaida, and Puerto Rico in partnership with Spanic Attack (www.spanicattack.com).
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781853753398 |
| ISBN 10 | 1853753394 |
| Title | Carlito's Way |
| Author | Edwin Torres |
| Series | Film Ink |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Welbeck Publishing Group |
| Year published | 1999-06-14 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |