Empire of Sin: A Story of Sex, Jazz, Murder, and the Battle for Modern New Orleans

Krist, Gary

ISBN 10: 1633793230 ISBN 13: 9781633793231

Verlag: DREAMSCAPE MEDIA, 2014

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Empire of Sin re-creates the remarkable story of New Orleans' thirty-years war against itself, pitting the city's elite 'better half' against its powerful and long-entrenched underworld of vice, perversity, and crime. This early-20th-century battle centers on one man: Tom Anderson, the undisputed czar of the city's Storyville vice district, who fights desperately to keep his empire intact as it faces onslaughts from all sides. Surrounding him are the stories of flamboyant prostitutes, crusading moral reformers, dissolute jazzmen, ruthless Mafiosi, venal politicians, and one extremely violent serial killer, all battling for primacy in a wild and wicked city unlike any other in the world.

Biografía del autor

Before turning to narrative nonfiction, Gary Krist wrote three novels and two short story collections. He has been a regular book reviewer for The New York Times Book Review, Salon, and The Washington Post Book World. His satirical op-eds have appeared in The New York Times and Newsday, and his stories, articles, and travel pieces have been featured in National Geographic Traveler, The Wall Street Journal, GQ, Playboy, The New Republic, and Esquire.

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• Verlag: DREAMSCAPE MEDIA
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1633793230
• ISBN 13: 9781633793231
• Einband: CD de audio