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Gomorrah

Roberto Saviano and the Problems of Italian America

Anthony Julian Tamburri

Along with the various observations that have been made by three of our esteemed colleagues (De Stefano, Gardaphé, Krase), and I must emphasize that I am in agreement as well...

Silence Is Not the Answer

Fred Gardaphe

Saviano is right. Silence is not the answer; protesting dramatic portrayals of mafiosi is not the answer. Italian Americans have spent more time and money fighting fictional...

Sodom versus Gomorra

Jerry Krase

In the second of a series of commentaries by Italian-American intellectuals on Roberto Saviano's recent talk about Mafia at the New York University, sociologist Jerome Krase...

On Roberto Saviano, Italy's Anti-Mafia Struggle, and Italian-American Anti-Defamation Activism

George DeStefano

In the first of a series of commentaries by Italian-American intellectuals on Roberto Saviano's recent talk about Mafia at the New York University, George DeStefano holds that...

Roberto Saviano to Speak Today at Occupy Wall Street

Roberto Saviano, Italian journalist and author of “Gomorrah”, will be joining the Occupy Wall Street protesters in Zuccotti Park today at 12 pm.

Delirious Naples in New York: A conversation with Stan Pugliese

Ottorino Cappelli

A four-day conference on Naples starts on November 16 at Hofstra University.

“Gomorrah” Reaches the New York Stages

Carmen Cutugno

The theatrical company Kairos Italy Theater, directed by Laura Caparrotti presents the reading of the theatrical adaptation of "Gomorra", Roberto Saviano's bestseller

“Lettera alla mia terra”. Beauty and Hell for Roberto Saviano

Simona Zecchi

Festival delle Letterature di Roma. Roberto Saviano presents his new book “La bellezza e l’inferno – Scritti 2004-2009”. In this collection of editorials, tales, and...

Multi-awarded Gomorrah at the European Film Academy Festival. Next Step: Oscar Ceremony in Los Angeles

Vincenzo Castelli

Matteo Garrone dedicated his Prize for Best Director to “all those who fight every day against organized criminality in Naples"

Addio, Mama Africa

George De Stefano

South African singer and anti-apartheid icon Miriam Makeba died shortly after her concert at Castel Volturno, near Naples. Her final performance was dedicated to the fight against...

"Gomorrah" by Matteo Garrone. A Modern Circle of Hell

George De Stefano

Matteo Garrone's acclaimed "Gomorrah" is like no other organized crime movie you've seen

A Step Forward to Dismantle the Clan “Casalesi”

Police confiscates dumps run by the "Casalesi" clan. Cipriano Chianese, the assets' owner, is identified in Saviano's Gomorrah as one of the Camorra family's leaders.

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