Crime Novel
Little Caesar
by W. R. Burnett
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The novel that started it all. Rico Bandelli claws his way up through Prohibition-era Chicago's underworld, told â for the first time in fiction â entirely from the criminal's point of view. Ruthless, fast, and unforgettable, it is the book that gave birth to the modern gangster genre and inspired the legendary film.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Print length | 308 pages |
| ASIN | B000023VWP |
| Customer rating | 4.2 / 5 (51 reviews) |
About the Book
First published in 1928, Little Caesar broke new ground by placing the reader inside the mind of its anti-hero. Burnett's lean, hard-boiled prose and his fascination with the gangs and violence of Chicago set the template for decades of crime writing and film that followed. This English edition runs 308 pages and remains one of the most influential crime novels ever written.
About the Author
William Riley Burnett (1899â1982) studied journalism at Ohio State University before moving to Chicago in 1928, where the city's underworld inspired his debut novel. He went on to become one of Hollywood's most prolific and respected screenwriters.