Tucker’s People

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Tucker’s People is a 1943 crime novel by Ira Wolfert that explores corruption and racketeering in New York’s numbers racket.

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instanceOf crime novel
film
novel
person
adaptedAs Force of Evil
author Ira Wolfert
authorNationality American
basedOn Tucker’s People
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts New York numbers racket
organized crime in New York City
director Abraham Polonsky
genre crime fiction
political fiction
social realism
language English
literaryPeriod 20th-century American literature
mainTheme corruption
numbers racket
organized crime
political corruption
racketeering
urban crime
narrativePerspective third-person narrative
notableFor critique of capitalism and political collusion with organized crime
depiction of the numbers racket as a corporate-style enterprise
notableWork Tucker’s People
occupation journalist
novelist
publicationYear 1943
publisher L. B. Fischer NERFINISHED
releaseYear 1948
settingCountry United States
settingLocation New York City

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Force of Evil basedOn Tucker’s People
Force of Evil basedOn Tucker’s People
subject linked to: Tucker’s People
Ira Wolfert notableWork Tucker’s People
subject linked to: Tucker’s People
Ira Wolfert notableWork Tucker's People
linked to: Tucker’s People
Force of Evil basedOn Tucker's People
subject linked to: Ira Wolfert
linked to: Tucker’s People