Never as Sami but as Frank Leone, he wrote enraged missives to the New York Times op-ed page almost daily. In the year after 9/11, he threatened to change his name legally to Frank Leone. Frank Leone was even the original working title of the novel Paradiso 17, which I have just published and was inspired by his life. Yet, when he introduced himself as Frank Leone, he had a certain light in his eyes. It didn’t matter that what I was doing might kill my father more quickly.

Source: The Guardian March 26, 2026 11:02 UTC