Roberto Savianowas born in Naples in 1979. He is the author
ofGomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International
Empire of Naples s Organized Crime Systemand has lived under police
protection since its publication in 2006. His writing appears inThe
Washington Post, The New York Times, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, andThe
Times(London).
Virginia Jewiss received her PhD in Italian literature from
Yale University, where she is a lecturer in the humanities. Her
translations include Melania Mazzucco's novels Vita and Limbo and
screenplays by Paolo Sorrentino, Matteo Garrone, and Gabriele
Salvatores. Jewiss's translation of Roberto Saviano's Gomorrah was
published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 2007."
New York Magazine
"[Saviano s] facts are brilliantly woven into seamless, immersive
storytelling New Journalism with better sources and more
backbone."
Chicago Tribune:
ZeroZeroZero shows a kind of revolted fascination with its own
topic: the shadowy and depraved criminal networks fighting for
dominance in the international cocaine trade .Saviano writes in a
hybrid style that mixes rants and research, narrative and analysis,
novelistic flourishes and confessional musings .his obsessive
investigations reveal dozens of haunting details.
Man s Life
The level of connections Saviano draws, the stories he tells, form
an incredible network of modern crime, a web that wraps the whole
world with threads so fine they re almost invisible. It s difficult
to overstate what Saviano achieves here, ZeroZeroZero is a landmark
work on the drug world . a must read because it s one of those
dangerous books that once you finish reading it the world won t
ever quite look the same.
Penthouse
This real-life investigation of the international cocaine trade has
more crime, corruption, twists, and turns than any mystery novel
could dream of. Saviano who already lives under police protection
after writing an expose of the Naples mafia digs deep into the
world of cartels, money laundering, and brutal violence to paint an
insanely realistic picture of the drug trade.
The Economist
"Taken as a whole, [ZeroZeroZero] is an angry rebuke to all those
traffickers and politicians alike who perpetuate the violence .By
reminding readers of the senseless suffering wrought by the cocaine
trade, this book makes a powerful case for a new approach.
Financial Times
"In articulating [his]cri de coeur, [Saviano] has developed a
literary style that switches from vivid descriptions of human
depravity to a philosophical consideration of the meaning of
violence in the modern world. Indeed, when he revisits his work on
Naples the city where he was brought up and from which he is now
excluded his reflections soar into the realm of the poetic. But for
me, most important of all is the hope Saviano gives to countless
victims of criminal violence by standing up to its perpetrators,
especially those from his home country."
Booklist, starred
With keen observation and deep probing, Saviano is an
anthropologist and philosopher as much as a journalist. This is an
epic account of how the modern cocaine trafficking business came to
be and how widespread, how impenetrable, and how intertwined with
international commerce and politics and our everyday lives it
is.
Library Journal
A wide-ranging and chilling account of how cocaine dominates world
markets . This overview of the cocaine industry will be important
for legal and criminal collections.
Kirkus, starred
This revealing new book, with a strong focus on Mexico's cartels,
surges with fast-moving prose detailing the lives of drug lords and
pushers, the inner workings of their violent world, and how their
lucrative business (between $25 billion and $50 billion annually)
affects all our lives . Saviano describes the complexities of money
laundering, how world banks help make it possible, and the many
ways in which drugs are smuggled: in paintings, handcrafted doors,
frozen fish, and more. Throughout, the author provides vivid
stories of the lives of well-known drug bosses and their minions.
Saviano says he can no longer look at a beach or a map without
seeing cocaine, and many will share that view after reading this
dark, relentless, hyperreal report.
Publishers Weekly, starred
Following 2006 sGomorrah, reporter Saviano returns with another
blistering crime expose, this time delivering a wide-ranging and
disturbing look at international cocaine trafficking .His eventual
and surprising conclusion that cocaine legalization is the only
reasonable solution to the problem of trafficking will generate
controversy. "
"New York Magazine"
"[Saviano s] facts are brilliantly woven into seamless, immersive
storytelling New Journalism with better sources and more
backbone."
"
Chicago Tribune: "
"ZeroZeroZero" shows a kind of revolted fascination with its own
topic: the shadowy and depraved criminal networks fighting for
dominance in the international cocaine trade .Saviano writes in a
hybrid style that mixes rants and research, narrative and analysis,
novelistic flourishes and confessional musings .his obsessive
investigations reveal dozens of haunting details.
"Man s Life "
The level of connections Saviano draws, the stories he tells, form
an incredible network of modern crime, a web that wraps the whole
world with threads so fine they re almost invisible. It s difficult
to overstate what Saviano achieves here, "ZeroZeroZero" is a
landmark work on the drug world . a must read because it s one of
those dangerous books that once you finish reading it the world won
t ever quite look the same.
"Penthouse"
This real-life investigation of the international cocaine trade has
more crime, corruption, twists, and turns than any mystery novel
could dream of. Saviano who already lives under police protection
after writing an expose of the Naples mafia digs deep into the
world of cartels, money laundering, and brutal violence to paint an
insanely realistic picture of the drug trade. "
The Economist"
"Taken as a whole, [ZeroZeroZero] is an angry rebuke to all those
traffickers and politicians alike who perpetuate the violence .By
reminding readers of the senseless suffering wrought by the cocaine
trade, this book makes a powerful case for a new approach.
"Financial Times"
"In articulating [his]cri de coeur, [Saviano] has developed a
literary style that switches from vivid descriptions of human
depravity to a philosophical consideration of the meaning of
violence in the modern world. Indeed, when he revisits his work on
Naples the city where he was brought up and from which he is now
excluded his reflections soar into the realm of the poetic. But for
me, most important of all is the hope Saviano gives to countless
victims of criminal violence by standing up to its perpetrators,
especially those from his home country.""
Booklist, "starred
With keen observation and deep probing, Saviano is an
anthropologist and philosopher as much as a journalist. This is an
epic account of how the modern cocaine trafficking business came to
be and how widespread, how impenetrable, and how intertwined with
international commerce and politics and our everyday lives it
is.
"Library Journal"
A wide-ranging and chilling account of how cocaine dominates world
markets . This overview of the cocaine industry will be important
for legal and criminal collections.
"
Kirkus, starred"
This revealing new book, with a strong focus on Mexico's cartels,
surges with fast-moving prose detailing the lives of drug lords and
pushers, the inner workings of their violent world, and how their
lucrative business (between $25 billion and $50 billion annually)
affects all our lives . Saviano describes the complexities of money
laundering, how world banks help make it possible, and the many
ways in which drugs are smuggled: in paintings, handcrafted doors,
frozen fish, and more. Throughout, the author provides vivid
stories of the lives of well-known drug bosses and their minions.
Saviano says he can no longer look at a beach or a map without
seeing cocaine, and many will share that view after reading this
dark, relentless, hyperreal report.
"Publishers Weekly, "starred
Following 2006 s"Gomorrah," reporter Saviano returns with another
blistering crime expose, this time delivering a wide-ranging and
disturbing look at international cocaine trafficking .His eventual
and surprising conclusion that cocaine legalization is the only
reasonable solution to the problem of trafficking will generate
controversy. "
"The Economist"
"Taken as a whole, [ZeroZeroZero] is an angry rebuke to all those
traffickers and politicians alike who perpetuate the violence .By
reminding readers of the senseless suffering wrought by the cocaine
trade, this book makes a powerful case for a new approach.
"Financial Times"
"In articulating [his]cri de coeur, [Saviano] has developed a
literary style that switches from vivid descriptions of human
depravity to a philosophical consideration of the meaning of
violence in the modern world. Indeed, when he revisits his work on
Naples the city where he was brought up and from which he is now
excluded his reflections soar into the realm of the poetic. But for
me, most important of all is the hope Saviano gives to countless
victims of criminal violence by standing up to its perpetrators,
especially those from his home country.""
Booklist"(starred review)
With keen observation and deep probing, Saviano is an
anthropologist and philosopher as much as a journalist. This is an
epic account of how the modern cocaine trafficking business came to
be and how widespread, how impenetrable, and how intertwined with
international commerce and politics and our everyday lives it is.
"
Kirkus"
This revealing new book, with a strong focus on Mexico's cartels,
surges with fast-moving prose detailing the lives of drug lords and
pushers, the inner workings of their violent world, and how their
lucrative business (between $25 billion and $50 billion annually)
affects all our lives . Saviano describes the complexities of money
laundering, how world banks help make it possible, and the many
ways in which drugs are smuggled: in paintings, handcrafted doors,
frozen fish, and more. Throughout, the author provides vivid
stories of the lives of well-known drug bosses and their minions.
Saviano says he can no longer look at a beach or a map without
seeing cocaine, and many will share that view after reading this
dark, relentless, hyperreal report. "
"Kirkus"
This revealing new book, with a strong focus on Mexico's cartels,
surges with fast-moving prose detailing the lives of drug lords and
pushers, the inner workings of their violent world, and how their
lucrative business (between $25 billion and $50 billion annually)
affects all our lives . Saviano describes the complexities of money
laundering, how world banks help make it possible, and the many
ways in which drugs are smuggled: in paintings, handcrafted doors,
frozen fish, and more. Throughout, the author provides vivid
stories of the lives of well-known drug bosses and their minions.
Saviano says he can no longer look at a beach or a map without
seeing cocaine, and many will share that view after reading this
dark, relentless, hyperreal report. "
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