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Cesare by Jerome Charyn is an evocative crime thriller set in New York's criminal underworld during the early 20th century. The narrative follows the enigmatic Cesare, a ruthless, yet deeply complex mobster, navigating the dangerous alliances and betrayals of his world. Charyn weaves a gripping tale of ambition, trust, and survival, as Cesare's life intertwines with those on both sides of the law.
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You might enjoy this compelling crime and thriller story if you're fascinated by richly drawn characters and gritty narratives set against the backdrop of 20th-century America. The author masterfully weaves together elements of intrigue and historical details that capture both the heart and mind, offering a profound exploration of the criminal underworld and the haunting complexities of identity and loyalty.

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Cesare

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari for his ability to break through any barrier as he eliminates the Abwehr's enemies.

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Charyn's blunt, brilliantly crafted prose bubbles with the pleasure of nailing life to the page in just the right words. . . . Cesare is provocative, stimulating and deeply satisfying. - Washington Post

On a windy night in 1937, a seventeen-year-old German naval sub-cadet is wandering along the seawall when he stumbles upon a gang of ruffians beating up a tramp, whose life he saves. The man is none other than spymaster Wilhelm Canaris, chief of the Abwehr, German military intelligence. Canaris adopts the young man and dubs him 'Cesare' after the character in the silent film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari for his ability to break through any barrier as he eliminates the Abwehr's enemies.

Canaris is a man of contradictions who, while serving the regime, seeks to undermine the Nazis and helps Cesare hide Berlin's Jews from the Gestapo. But the Nazis will lure many to Theresienstadt, a phony paradise in Czechoslovakia with sham restaurants, novelty shops, and bakeries, a cruel ghetto and way station to Auschwitz. When the woman Cesare loves, a member of the Jewish underground, is captured and sent there, Cesare must find a way to rescue her.

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Cesare by Jerome Charyn is a gripping crime and thriller novel characterised by its intense, heart-pounding prose and bold, expressionistic storytelling. The book is described as provocative, haunting, and deeply satisfying, with brilliantly crafted prose that vividly captures life. While it deals with dark and challenging themes, it's seen as both stimulating and a compelling read that's hard to put down.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780857304377

Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 19 November 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: No Exit Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Jerome Charyn is an award-winning American author. With more than 50 published works, Charyn has earned a long-standing reputation as an inventive and prolific chronicler of real and imagined American life. Since Charyn's first novel, Once Upon a Droshky, he has published thirty novels, three memoirs, eight graphic novels, two books about film, short stories, plays, and works of non-fiction. Two of his memoirs were named New York Times Book of the Year and he received the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Charyn lives in New York City.

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