1) The author's voice, the author's playing with language

My life, Al Capone

My life is an ''autobiographic'' book written by Alphonse Gabriel Capone surnamed ''Scarface'' on account of his long scar on his cheek. This book was written between 1939 and 1947.

Al Capone was born on 17 January 1899 in New-York,New York and he died on 25 January 1947 in Miami Beach, Florida.

He was a criminal during the prohibition era in the United States. He was arrested and thrown into jail not for his activities about alcohol and murders but for tax evasion. He was thrown in the famous jail Alcatraz.

Al Capone was certainly the most famous gangster of the world. Especially for the murders such as the famous ''Saint Valentine's Day Massacre'' or even for his famous quotes. This is a few quotes :

''You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone''.

'' I've been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War''.

''Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I am kind to everyone,but when someone is unkind to me,weak is not what you are going to remember about me''.

This book is not really an autobiography because Al capone wrote this book for his glory and he invents events or changes the reality.

I love this book for numerous reasons. 

First, I love the era of the prohibition and the point of view of the greatest symbol of this dark period, Al Capone the most powerful man in Chicago  is very interesting. Besides, this testimony is incomparable because it 's the testimony of a person who knew all the mechanism of the prohibition and the corruption.

Secondly, I find that this book brings a new lighting about this period.

Thirdly, it's also interesting to read this book in order to know the opinion  of his gangster about his condamnation or even the events of his era.

Finally, this book allows to know the personality of Al Capone in his private life.