Lorenzo di Gaio
Published: 2023-12-18
Total Pages: 185
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James Corney will soon celebrate his 20th birthday. He lives in Queens, in the Jackson Heights neighborhood . His father works as a waiter in a bistro, the Queen's bar. His mother cleans hotel rooms in Manhattan. The Queen is a colorful place in New York, a paradise for teenagers and young adults. The walls transcend this diversity. Colorful and lively, it is the human lung of the city. James and his buddies, Adan , Zane and Roy, have the facts the four hundred shots through the streets. Youth has to happen. His father calls him to order while remembering that he did the same stupid things at his age. One evening one of his friends, Ronald, warns him that he is organizing a woman at home, he assures him that easy girls will be present. In the evening, there are about fifty of them huddled together in a large apartment. James watches Pamela Hutchon drink more than she should. He is no more than an eagle circling around a prey.