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Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia - Roberto Saviano

Description: ISBN 0330450999 / Genre: Politics / Society / Philosophy / Author: Roberto Saviano / Edition: Media tie-in / Paperback / 300 Pages / Book ... more

Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia - Roberto Saviano ... is published 2008-10-03 by Pan Books

Newest Review: ... in some of the clans' other operations, namely building. Ground-down waste is added to the concrete mix and literally ... more

... plastered onto the walls of local people. Each chapter brings together aspects of the business of the clans, ranging from drugs, waste, building and smuggling - to Angelina Jolie, Hollywood and Scotland. At every turn Saviano's dedicated research brings together the shocking and unexpected, bringing to light the unpleasant truth that underpins Europe's expectations of itself. Saviano deftly exposes the spread of the clans' activities internationally, including the British Camorristi and clan links to Aberdeen. The numbe...more

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Gomorrah: Italy's Other Mafia - Roberto Saviano: Gomorrah - A shocking expose of the Neapolitan mafia (516 words)
by - written on 10/03/09 (Very useful, 68 readings)
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Gomorrah is an extraordinarily powerful book - easily the most shocking and moving I have read this year. It's an non-fictional expose of the Neapolitan mafia, compiled by a dedicated, and enraged young journalist Roberto Saviano. The book stands in stark contrast to the mafia screen icons of Goodfellas - there are no romantic portrayals of family bonds. Instead this is a disturbing and riveting account of the pernicious nature of organised crime. What makes Saviano's account so interesting is that he explores how organised crime permeates every aspect of Neapolitan life. The chapter on waste exposes the 'front' companies of clans, and shows how illegal toxic ... Read the complete review