My Italians
  • Published: 1 August 2016
  • ISBN: 9781846147043
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $29.99

My Italians

True Stories of Crime and Courage

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26 May 2016
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1 Aug 2016
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A revealing portrait of contemporary Italy from the international bestselling author of Gomorrah

Based on Saviano's TV series 'Vieni via con me', which achieved record-breaking audience numbers, this is a portrait of Italy in nine stories. A deeply personal exploration of what it means to be Italian today, Saviano examines some of the old and new wounds that afflict the country and the people's enduring hope of a better future.

The truth he reveals about deep national disunity, illegal dumping of toxic waste on fertile farmland and the expansion of the Calabrian mafia in the north is appalling, yet there are those who live their lives with honesty and courage. The priest who defies the mafia by setting up a home for disabled children in their sequestered property, or the Sicilian judge who fought tirelessly to bring mafia bosses to justice, show the strength and resilience that underpins the nation.
  • Published: 1 August 2016
  • ISBN: 9781846147043
  • Imprint: Penguin Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 144
  • RRP: $29.99
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About the author

Roberto Saviano

Roberto Saviano was born in Naples in 1979. He is the author of the international bestseller Gomorrah, which has sold over ten million copies in fifty languages worldwide. The film adaptation of Gomorrah won the Grand Prix of the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. He has been living under police protection since October 2006, following threats received from the criminal organisations that he denounced. In November 2008 Saviano was invited by the Nobel Committee in Stockholm to give a lecture on 'Freedom of Speech and Lawless Violence.'

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Praise for My Italians

A symbol of the writer as crusader; brave, unyielding, shining a light into some of the world's darkest corners.

Josh Glancy, The Times

After reading Saviano, it becomes impossible to see Italy, and the global market, in the same way again.

The New York Times

Saviano is a blazingly vivid and courageous writer.

Independent

A national hero.

Umberto Eco

Brave and passionate.

Guardian