| Carlito's Way: Rise to Power Contributor(s): Torres, Edwin (Author), Van Peebles, Mario (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0802170129 ISBN-13: 9780802170125 Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 Annotation: The basis for a major motion picture to be released in fall 2005 starring Mario Van Peebles, this novel is a taut tale of a young Puerto Rican man and his rise to the top as the king of heroin distribution in Harlem. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Media Tie-in - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005045984 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.32" W x 8.4" (0.52 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Latino - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Locality - New York, N.Y. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |