# The Gangster of Love

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- Book: [The Gangster of Love](https://www.bookquiver.com/jessica-hagedorn/the-gangster-of-love) ([The Gangster of Love.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/jessica-hagedorn/the-gangster-of-love.md))
- Authors: [Jessica Hagedorn](https://www.bookquiver.com/jessica-hagedorn), [Lucy Sante](https://www.bookquiver.com/lucy-sante), [Ruby Ibarra](https://www.bookquiver.com/ruby-ibarra)
- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4015-970-7
- Pages: 320
- Published: 1997-10-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

“The Gangster of Love is elegant and smart, deftly capturing the pain of leaving a country behind and the struggle to adapt to a new one.” —The New York Times Book Review From celebrated...