| The Outcast Prophet of Bensonhurst is a darkly humorous and gritty coming-of-age novel set in the period 1952-1971. It eloquently and hauntingly paints a picture of a time and way of life that are long past.
His odd name, eccentric family, and a minor physical deformity cause the protagonist, Anacleto Roosevelt, to be an outcast in his Brooklyn neighborhood. He spends a great deal of time observing life from the outside. In his isolation, he experiences periodic episodes of detachment… |
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