Download or read book Pastaman written by Paul Teodo and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-08-28 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago in the ’60s was a hard place to be for young Tony Tormenti. Racial strife, political corruption, and changing social values have torn apart his world. He is assaulted by conflicting messages from his Catholic school, his damaged drunken father, and the black spot he acknowledges stains his soul. "Pastaman" is a coming-of-age story reverberating in the rhythms of a great city in turmoil, reflected through the characters living in Tony’s south side Italian