Gomorrah: A Personal Journey Into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System (10th Anniversary Edition w

The basis of the Sundance TV series Gomorrah
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year

Gomorrah is a bold and important work of investigative writing that holds global significance, one heroic young man's impassioned story of a place under the rule of a murderous organization.

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 up close the drug cartel's audacious, sophisticated, and far-reaching corruption that has paralyzed his home city and introduced the world to a new breed of organized crime.

Author: Roberto Saviano
Publisher: Picador USA
Published: 10/03/2017
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9781250145031
ISBN10: 1250145031
BISAC Categories:
- True Crime | Organized Crime
- History | Europe | Italy

About the Author
Roberto Saviano was born in 1979 and studied philosophy at the University of Naples. Gomorrah, his first book, has won many awards, including the prestigious 2006 Viareggio Literary Prize. After its publication, he was placed under police protection.