Beauty and the Inferno

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"I feel humble, almost insignificant, faced with the dignity and the courage of the writer and journalist Roberto Saviano, the man who has mastered the art of living" josé saramago
Roberto Saviano is best known as the author of Gomorrah, his exposé of the Camorra mafia of Naples which became an award-winning international film and a bestseller throughout Europe. The writings in Beauty and the Inferno trace the rich and varied path of this formidably courageous investigative journalist, and tackle universal themes with exceptional insight and humanity, with urgency, and often with anger. The collection encompasses Saviano's vision of life and of art, of the good to be found in humanity and the evil inherent in power. Above all his commitment to truth resonates from every page.
"This book is for my readers, who made Gomorrah a dangerous book for those in positions of power who need silence and shadows to survive."
"A kaleidoscopic personal testimony rooted in a visceral rage and... Tovább

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"I feel humble, almost insignificant, faced with the dignity and the courage of the writer and journalist Roberto Saviano, the man who has mastered the art of living" josé saramago
Roberto Saviano is best known as the author of Gomorrah, his exposé of the Camorra mafia of Naples which became an award-winning international film and a bestseller throughout Europe. The writings in Beauty and the Inferno trace the rich and varied path of this formidably courageous investigative journalist, and tackle universal themes with exceptional insight and humanity, with urgency, and often with anger. The collection encompasses Saviano's vision of life and of art, of the good to be found in humanity and the evil inherent in power. Above all his commitment to truth resonates from every page.
"This book is for my readers, who made Gomorrah a dangerous book for those in positions of power who need silence and shadows to survive."
"A kaleidoscopic personal testimony rooted in a visceral rage and revulsion at what organized crime has done to one of the most beautiful places on earth" john dickie, Guardian, on Gomorrah
• Roberto Saviano will be the in UK around the time of publication.
• Gomorrah sold two million copies in Italy, and four million around the world. It was a bestseller in more than ten countries.
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