In the Camorra system murder is necessary it's like depositing money in the bank purchasing a
franchise or breaking off a friendship. Since Gomorrah was first published in Italy in 2006
Roberto Saviano has received so many death threats that he has been assigned police protection
in his native Naples. A groundbreaking study and a searing exposé Gomorrah is the astonishing
true story of the renowned crime organization the Camorra known by insiders as 'the System'.
With a global reach large stakes in construction high fashion illegal drugs and toxic waste
disposal the Camorra exerts a malign grip on cities and villages along the Neapolitan coast.
In pursuit of his subject and in order to gain access into this notorious group Saviano worked
as an assistant at a Chinese textile manufacturer on a construction site and as a waiter at a
Camorra wedding. Now an international sensation it is at once a bold and gripping piece of
investigative journalism as well as the story of one brave young man his life in Naples and
his contempt for the murderous organization who destroyed the place he calls home. 'Powerful
and poetic' Sunday Telegraph 'After reading Gomorrah it becomes impossible to see Italy and
the global market in the same way again.' New York Times
