Lorenzo Carcaterra

Lorenzo Carcaterra
Born (1954-10-16) October 16, 1954
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Novelist
  • blogger
  • journalist
Children2 and Santiago Daniel Banegas 1968

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.