by: Roberto Saviano
EAN: 9780230017764
Format: Import
ISBN: 0230017762
Label: Macmillan
Manufacturer: Macmillan
Number Of Pages: 432
Publication Date: January 18, 2008
Publisher: Macmillan
Sales Rank: 1420254
Studio: Macmillan
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- looked like a good book dont know about it bought it for my son and havent herd from him about it
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- a great bookthis is an excellent book. His literary style reminds me of the 'raw facts' style of Capote, but a prose all his own. Its a scathing read, unrelenting towards its goal of naming every last name possible involved with the Camorra. I havent really sat down and read a book from front to back since high school... about 8 years ago. This one took me by surprise. If you think organized crime is just for the movies, or all you know about it is the godfather and scarface, this will open your eyes quite ... Read More
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- Naples underworld, gamorrahGomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System
good story. Scary truth.
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- I smell something hereI'm a hundred pages into this overrated book and loud alarms are going off, the same sort of alarms that went off when I read "A Million Little Pieces" and "Running With Scissors." I will finish the book because it is reasonably compelling and because I love Italy, but I just don't believe everything I'm taking in. The book also seems without focus and at times the prose is heavy handed. The irony is that "Gomorrah" isn't nearly as organized as the crime network it describes. From the reviews, I expected ... Read More
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- "Nothing is lost. Nothing is created. Everything is transformed."In Gomorrah, Saviano wades through the gates of hell, revealing the extent of criminal enterprise in southern Naples, the long tentacles of the Camorra infecting every aspect of business from the port of Naples to the interior. Inland, cement cities house men and women who work long days in fashion sweatshops, where every aspect of life is controlled by the Camorra, from the lowliest waiter to the massive factories that produce counterfeit materials. Saviano begins this undercover journey at ... Read More
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