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Gomorra, Vol. 1

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O livro de Roberto Saviano retrata a máfia napolitana - um mundo de droga, roubos e crime. A morte também é comum.

«A máfia representa um problema muito mais sério do que aquele que tive de enfrentar. Um perigo terrível ameaça Saviano.»

A publicação de 'Gomorra' constitui uma linha divisória. Os lugares do antes e os do depois. Nápoles, que para mim se tornou irrecuperável como só o passado pode ser. E todo o mundo em que me movimento como num tabuleiro de xadrez, em busca de material para os meus projectos e de réstias de liberdade. Os hábitos do antes e os do depois. Frenéticas corridas de 'Vespa' depois de uma dica para chegar ao local de um delito, para obter mais informações, para ver o cadáver ainda no chão antes de ser removido. Para chegar antes dos familiares e dos seus gritos lancinantes. Para conseguir pôr no papel aquele mundo que queria relatar, que me pertencia, que queimava.

Da nova introdução de Roberto Saviano.

140 pages, Paperback

Published October 11, 2018

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Roberto Saviano

82 books1,343 followers
Roberto Saviano is an Italian writer and journalist.
In his writings, articles and books he employs prose and news-reporting style to narrate the story of the Camorra (a powerful Neapolitan mafia-like organization), exposing its territory and business connections.
In 2006 he wrote his bestselling book Gomorrah, where he describes the clandestine particulars of the Camorra business.

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Profile Image for Justo Martiañez.
574 reviews247 followers
May 22, 2020
A mi este libro me gustó mucho. Todos sabemos o creemos saber que es la Mafia, pero Saviano nos mete en sus tripas, en su modo de pensar, en sus métodos de financiación, en su forma de corromper a la juventud aprovechándose de los problemas sociales, el paro, la falta de oportunidades, el abandono escolar....y la imaginación de estas organizaciones es inimaginable....libro que hay que leer..
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227 reviews14 followers
September 15, 2019
Tendrá mucho interés para los Carabinieri porque en esta obra se cuenta como funciona la mafia, pero es un ladrillaco que, desde el punto de vista literario, es infumable. La madre que me parió.
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8 reviews
April 21, 2020
I'm giving it 3 stars to be somehow fair. I didn't finish this book - it was way too documentary, with list of names following more names and locations. Saviano's style is edible and he noticed these small things that made the story even more dramatic. Still, it was difficult to find the rythm in this book and soak in. I usually don't put books down, I think it was 3rd or 4th in my entire life.
Profile Image for Thiago Almeida.
10 reviews
May 3, 2019
It's a good journalistic piece, but for people that live in 3rd world countries, there's nothing new or surprising in this. Also, I didn;t liked that at least half of the book are just names and family names, which make the reading not that interesting.
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Author 16 books26 followers
August 20, 2019
This book is scary in many levels, not only because of the crimes it depicts, but also due to Saviano's amazing writing. "Gomorra" didn't grab me from the beggining, but after three of four chapters, I was hooked.
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79 reviews2 followers
August 7, 2020
“Quase nunca tenta dissimular uma operação, um homicídio, um investimento, mas simplesmente torná-lo indemonstrável perante um tribunal.”
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126 reviews2 followers
March 16, 2021
Es fuerte, claro x la problematica q trata. El problema no es el libro, el problema es el tema.
6 reviews
June 5, 2021
For those who enjoy mafia history, this books shows all the inside behind mafia life. I recommend this book
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50 reviews1 follower
April 3, 2024
Um livro assustadoramente real, na qual estão descritas as raízes da máfia napolitana. Na primeira parte, há uma exposição das famílias e de como tudo começou.
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6 reviews
October 18, 2020
I didn’t finish the book. I find the topic very interesting so I tried to finish but the writing style was not appealing to me at all. Too much of summing up and not much effort of making the book engaging.
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February 2, 2020
Nje liber shume i bukur, nje autopsi e gjere e situates ne disa qytete te jugut te italise jo shume larg ne kohe.
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September 26, 2025
Me gustó porque me enganchó a leer después de un tiempo.
Entre medias quise buscar un poco la vida del autor y cuando vi cómo era físicamente me recordó al actor de El Comisario Montalbano que mi padre veía en la 2. Desde entonces, al libro le puse la voz genérica del doblador de la serie. Esa voz genérica que le ponemos a películas italianas y francesas de segunda en las que nunca encaja bien la boca con el texto.
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