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Since 2006, following the publication of his bestselling book gomorrah gomorra in italian. The basis of the sundance tv series gomorrah a new york times notable book of the year a groundbreaking, unprecedented bestseller in italy, roberto savianos insider account traces the decline of the city of naples under the rule of the camorra, an organized crime network more powerful and violent than the mafia. Gomorra, roberto savianos book about a particularly brutal variety of organized crime. Published to coincide with the new sky atlantic tv series, roberto savianos groundbreaking and utterly compelling book is a major international bestseller and has to date sold 750,000 copies in italy alone. Roberto saviano was born in 1979 and studied philosophy at the university of naples.
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