Edwin Torres
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Edwin Torres is an American judge and crime novelist best known for writing the novel that inspired the film "Carlito's Way."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edwin Torres canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American judge
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judge ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century American literature
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21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| basedOn |
After Hours (novel)
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Carlito's Way (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlito's Way (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brooklyn Law School
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City College of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Puerto Rican American NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
criminal justice
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law ⓘ literature ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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legal thriller ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalExperienceInfluenced | crime novels ⓘ |
| notableFor | writing the novel that inspired the film Carlito's Way ⓘ |
| notableWork |
After Hours
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Burning Evidence NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlito Rising NERFINISHED ⓘ Carlito's Way NERFINISHED ⓘ One Way Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Precinct Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ Q & A NERFINISHED ⓘ The Diary of a Brown Child NERFINISHED ⓘ The Street is My Beat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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judge ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
assistant district attorney in New York County
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judge of the New York State Supreme Court ⓘ |
| primarySettingOfWorks |
New York City
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Spanish Harlem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workInspired |
film Carlito's Way
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film Carlito's Way: Rise to Power NERFINISHED ⓘ film Q & A ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
gritty urban realism
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street vernacular dialogue ⓘ |
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