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Gomorrah

A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System

By Roberto Saviano, Virginia Jewiss (Translator)

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A New York Times Notable Book of the Year



A groundbreaking, unprecedented bestseller in Italy, Roberto Saviano's insider account traces the decline of the city of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network more Continue

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year



A groundbreaking, unprecedented bestseller in Italy, Roberto Saviano's insider account traces the decline of the city of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network more powerful and violent than the Mafia. The Camorra is an elaborate, international system dealing in drugs, high fashion, construction, and toxic waste, and its influence has entirely transformed life in Campania, the province surrounding Naples. 

Since seeing his first murder victim, at thirteen, Roberto Saviano has watched the changes in his home city. For Gomorrah, he disappeared into the Camorra and witnessed at close range its audacious, sophisticated, and far-reaching corruption that has paralyzed his home city and introduced the world to a new breed of organized crime.

Critics

  • Gang rule

    Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia by Roberto Saviano, translated by Virginia Jewiss 424pp, Macmillan, £ 16.99 Rarely can a piece of reportage have begun with a more arresting image. A container is swinging in the air as it is lofted towards a cargo ship ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • Mafia uncovered

    Unless you fancy dying in a symbolic and grisly fashion, you don't cross a Camorra member, let alone all of them in one go. So rather than celebrating the fact that his book has already sold nearly two million copies in more than 40 countries, and th ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  • Most compelling when revealing the business models of the Camorra, eg. the chapters on fashion and landfills.

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    Jubei said on Aug 30, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • bad translation for a "too italian" book

    I chose to give this book to my bf as a gift and I ended up reading it with him. I got touched by saviano's words, but unfortunately it didn't reach my bf as much as it did to me. I believe the problem to be in the translation. To some extents, it's good to stick to the author's words, but at the sa ... (continue)

    I chose to give this book to my bf as a gift and I ended up reading it with him. I got touched by saviano's words, but unfortunately it didn't reach my bf as much as it did to me. I believe the problem to be in the translation. To some extents, it's good to stick to the author's words, but at the same time some sentences do not make any sense as they are litterally translated, and the reading in general is extremely heavy. Shame, as I really hoped it to help me explain my bf what life in italy is like.

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    Valina said on Feb 27, 2010 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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