The Pope of Brooklyn

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By Joseph Di Prisco

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The Pope of Brooklyn by Joseph Di Prisco is a compelling memoir exploring the complexities of family secrets, identity, and redemption. The author delves into his own family history, unveiling the intriguing past of his enigmatic father within the backdrop of 20th-century Brooklyn. Through personal reflection and vivid storytelling, the narrative captures the essence of familial bonds and the quest for understanding one's legacy.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring compelling family narratives set against rich cultural backdrops. It delves into themes of identity, ancestry, and the complexities of family life, offering insights into the intertwining lives and secrets that shape personal histories. If you appreciate biographies that combine personal reflection with vivid storytelling, this memoir may capture your interest.

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Joseph Di Prisco's anticipated memoir brings the hustler, gambler, criminal, bookmaker, and confidential informer—Joe's father—back to life, and reveals the fascinating and unsettling truths that simultaneously bound and separated father and son.

On the street, they called him Pope, and he made his bones in Brooklyn during the '50s and '60s when Joe was a kid and had more questions about his dad than he would dare ask. Later, when Di Prisco accidentally discovered fifty-year-old transcripts of New York State Appellate Division trials, where his dad was the star witness against corrupt NYPD cops—cops with whom he collaborated—Pope's hazardous, veiled, twisted past was finally illuminated.

The Pope of Brooklyn is both sequel and prequel to his much-praised memoir, Subway to California. Enlightened by these disclosures, Di Prisco flawlessly traces how secrets once revealed led to even deeper mysteries both for himself and for the reader.

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The Pope of Brooklyn by Joseph Di Prisco offers a captivating memoir where the author explores his relationship with his elusive father. The narrative is engagingly literary and intertwines personal reflections on various themes such as literature, faith, and life experiences, with some humorous and gritty elements noted by reviewers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781947856608

Publisher: Rare Bird Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 March 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Rare Bird Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Joseph Di Prisco was born in Brooklyn and lives today in Northern California, with his wife, photographer Patti James. He's the author of the novels All for Now, The Alzhammer, The Confessions of Brother Eli, and Sun City, books of poems, and books about childhood and adolescence. The Pope of Brooklyn is the follow-up to his previous memoir, Subway to California.