BACK TO LIFE - Tecno-Libro

1989. . Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. . An italian mob murders a black teenager named Yusuf Hawkins. . That same night, across the Hudson River in New Jersey, Lisa and Marc meet at a party. . Lisa s black. . Marc s italian. They eventually hook up. . But interpersonal conflict, racist family and friends, and previous relationships loom. . Their lives also play out in the charged political context of New York City s mayoral race, which pits David Dinkins, African-American Democrat, against Rudolph Giuliani, law-and-order Republican. Back to Life is a heady mix of taboo relationships, racial politics, and social commentary that begs the question: Can love really conquer all?