Scarface

A Novel of Power, Violence, and the Rise of Organized Crime

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by Armitage Trail

Type

Adapted novel

Subject

One Film > Scarface

Keywords

Howard Hawks, Brian de Palma

Publishing date

2018

Publisher

Black Curtain Press

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Hardcover • 156 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-5154-2612-7

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Book Presentation:
A crime novel centred on the rise and consolidation of power within the American underworld, tracing the career of a figure shaped by ambition, violence, and opportunity. Set in an urban landscape defined by prohibition-era conditions, the narrative follows the gradual expansion of criminal enterprise alongside the personal transformation required to sustain it.

Armitage Trail constructs the work through a sequence of escalating actions, emphasizing the relationship between organization and control. The focus remains on the mechanics of power-alliances, enforcement, and the management of risk-while allowing character to emerge through decision and consequence. The tone is direct, with restraint applied to both violence and commentary.

Positioned within early twentieth-century American crime fiction, Scarface provides a narrative counterpart to contemporary accounts of organized crime, contributing to the development of the gangster novel. Its continued recognition reflects its role in shaping later representations of criminal ascent and the structures that support it.

About the Author:
Armitage Trail (1902-1930) was an American novelist best known for Scarface, a work that became closely associated with early portrayals of organized crime in American literature. His writing reflects the atmosphere of the prohibition era and its impact on urban life and criminal enterprise.

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