This is one
of the most famous books about the mafia, written by somebody who managed to
come very close.
Published
in 2006
Journalist Roberto Saviano was born and raised in
Napels. This is where the Camorra has the power. Of course they deal with drugs
and other criminal things, but they also have their influence on the trade,
construction, politics and every aspect of public life.
Roberto Saviano went undercover to write about all this. He
writes about the deals that are made, the arrangements, the murders and the
extortions. He met the people active in the camorra, the people at the top and the
soldiers at the bottom of the pyramid. He names them all and the camorra was
not pleased when this book came out. Roberto
Saviano has lived under police protection ever since.
Original
Italian title: Gomorra, Viaggio nell’impero economico e nel sogno di dominio
della camorra.
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