'I was living in even greater circles of gangsterdom than I had dreamed, latitudes and longitudes of gangsterdom'
It's 1930's New York and fifteen-year-old streetkid Billy, who can juggle, somersault and run like the wind, has been taken under the wing of notorious gangster Dutch Schultz. As Billy learns the ways of the mob, he becomes like a son to Schultz - his 'good-luck kid' - and is initiated into a world of glamour, death and danger that will consume him, in this vivid, soaring epic of crime and betrayal.
| ISBN: | 9780241256428 |
| Publication date: | 4th August 2016 |
| Author: | E L Doctorow |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 309 pages |
| Series: | Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
'I was living in even greater circles of gangsterdom than I had dreamed, latitudes and longitudes of gangsterdom'
It's 1930's New York and fifteen-year-old streetkid Billy, who can juggle, somersault and run like the wind, has been taken under the wing of notorious gangster Dutch Schultz. As Billy learns the ways of the mob, he becomes like a son to Schultz - his 'good-luck kid' - and is initiated into a world of glamour, death and danger that will consume him, in this vivid, soaring epic of crime and betrayal.
Billy Bathgate features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction
Billy Bathgate is available in Paperback
Billy Bathgate was written by E L Doctorow and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Billy Bathgate has 309 pages
Yes it is part of Modern Classics series
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