— Cover of a novel, Graveland
Cover: Night at the Brooklyn Bridge
"Francesco Joseph Barbaro was born in Brooklyn
on Dec. 18, 1927. His father was an Italian immigrant
fisherman who became a master butcher. His mother
was from Sicily. They lived in what became known as
Carroll Gardens, then fell on hard times and moved
to Red Hook and then to Bensonhurst. . . . ."
— Obituary in yesterday's online New York Times
by Sam Roberts