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.
True/Slant ceased operations on July 31, 2010, after only being open for a little less than a year total.
His Italian family was from the island of Ischia, 18 miles (29 km) off the coast of Naples.
Carcaterra's wife, Susan Toepfer, died of lung cancer on December 24, 2013.