"Nothing new", commented my Italian other half after having seen a few minutes of Italian writer Roberto Saviano illustrating the power and influence the camorra has on modern day Italy.Fabio Fazio, who presents the down to earth RAI 3 television chat show 'Che Tempo fa?'; 'What's the … [Read more...]
Gomorrah – The Book and the Film
November 18, 2008 By 1 Comment
Roberto Saviano's almost surreal book about the Italian camorra mafia of Naples has been made into a film. I've seen the film, and I'm reading the book.Both are shocking, and make you wonder just how Italy's mafia problem has got so out of hand.Actually, I was interested to see … [Read more...]
The Mighty Mafia Business Machine
October 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Reading Roberto Saviano's book Gomorrah, which is an expose of the Camorra mafia which operates from Naples and its surrounding area, may provide some with an insight into the problems which beset modern day Italy.So far I've read around seventy or so pages of Gomorrah, and it has been an eye … [Read more...]
Roberto Saviano = Italian Altruisim
October 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Roberto Saviano the writer of Gomorrah is one of a very small group of Italians who dare tackle one of Italy's oldest and stickiest issues - the mafia.Saviano's efforts have caused him to sign his own death sentence.Many Italians have asked me for what Italy is known, and many pre-empt my … [Read more...]
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