Zerozerozero: Look at Cocaine and All You See Is Powder. Look Through
Idioma: inglés
Editorial: Penguin Press, 2015
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Roberto Saviano, Penguin Press. From the author of the #1 international bestseller Gomorrah comes anelectrifying investigation of the international cocaine trade, as viciousas it is powerful, and its hidden role in the global economy In many countries, 000 flour is the finest on the market. It is hard to find, but it is soft, light, almost impalpable like the purest, highest qualitygrade of cocaine. ZeroZeroZero is also the title of RobertoSaviano s unforgettable, internationally bestsellingexploration of the inner workings of the globalcocaine trade its rules and armies, and the truedepth of its reach into the world economy and, byextension, its grasp on us all. Gomorrah , Saviano s explosive account of theNeapolitan mob, the Camorra, was a worldwidepublishing sensation. It struck such a nerve withthe Camorra that Saviano has had to live undertwenty-four-hour police protection for morethan eight years. During this time he has cometo know law enforcement agencies and officialsaround the world. With their cooperation, Savianohas broadened his perspective to take in the entireglobal corporate entity that is the drug trade andthe complex money-laundering operations thatallow it to function, often with the complicity ofthe world s biggest banks. The result is a truly harrowing andgroundbreaking synthesis of intimate literarynarrative and geopolitical analysis of one of themost powerful dark forces in our economy.Saviano tracks the shift in the cocaine trade s axis ofpower, from Colombia to Mexico, and relates howthe Latin American cartels and gangs have forgedalliances, first with the Italian crime syndicates, then with the Russians, Africans, and others. Onthe one hand, he charts a remarkable increase insophistication as these criminal entities diversifyinto many other products and markets. On theother, he reveals the astonishing increase in theseverity of violence as they have fought to protectand extend their power. Saviano is a writer and journalist of rarecourage and a thinker of impressive intellectualdepth, able to see the connections between farflungphenomena and bind them into a singleepic story. Most drug-war narratives feel safelyremoved from our own lives; Saviano's offersno such comfort. As heart racing as it is heady, ZeroZeroZero is a fusion of disparate genres intoa brilliant new form that can rightly be called Savianoesque . ".…
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- Título
- Zerozerozero: Look at Cocaine and All You See Is Powder. Look Through
- Autor
- Roberto Saviano
- Editorial
- Penguin Press
- Año de publicación
- 2015
- Tipo de libro
- Hardback
- Encuadernación
- Hardback
- Idioma
- inglés
- ISBN 10
- 1594205507
- ISBN 13
- 9781594205507
- Peso del artículo
- 680 gramos
- Dimensiones
- 152
In many countries, 000 flour is the finest on the market. It is hard to find, but it is soft, light, almost impalpablelike the purest, highest quality grade of cocaine.ZeroZeroZero is also the title of Roberto Savianos unforgettable, internationally bestselling exploration of the inner workings of the global cocaine tradeits rules and armies, and the true depth of its reach into the world economy and, by extension, its grasp on us all.
Gomorrah, Savianos explosive account of the Neapolitan mob, the Camorra, was a worldwide publishing sensation. It struck such a nerve with the Camorra that Saviano has had to live under twenty-four-hour police protection for more than eight years. During this time he has come to know law enforcement agencies and officials around the world. With their cooperation, Saviano has broadened his perspective to take in the entire global corporate entity that is the drug trade and the complex money-laundering operations that allow it to function, often with the complicity of the worlds biggest banks.
The result is a truly harrowing and groundbreaking synthesis of intimate literary narrative and geopolitical analysis of one of the most powerful dark forces in our economy. Saviano tracks the shift in the cocaine trades axis of power, from Colombia to Mexico, and relates how the Latin American cartels and gangs have forged alliances, first with the Italian crime syndicates, then with the Russians, Africans, and others. On the one hand, he charts a remarkable increase in sophistication as these criminal entities diversify into many other products and markets. On the other, he reveals the astonishing increase in the severity of violence as they have fought to protect and extend their power.
Saviano is a writer and journalist of rare courage and a thinker of impressive intellectual depth, able to see the connections between farflung phenomena and bind them into a single epic story. Most drug-war narratives feel safely removed from our own lives; Saviano's offers no such comfort. As heart racing as it is heady, ZeroZeroZero is a fusion of disparate genres into a brilliant new form that can rightly be called Savianoesque.
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Virginia Jewiss received her PhD in Italian literature from Yale University, where she is a lecturer in the humanities. Her translations include Melania Mazzucco's novelsVita and Limbo and screenplays by Paolo Sorrentino, Matteo Garrone, and Gabriele Salvatores. Jewiss's translation of Roberto Saviano'sGomorrah was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 2007.
Roberto Saviano was born in Naples in 1979. He is the author of Gomorrah: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Napless Organized Crime System and has lived under police protection since its publication in 2006. His writing appears in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Der Spiegel,Die Zeit, and The Times (London).
Virginia Jewiss received her PhD in Italian literature from Yale University, where she is a lecturer in the humanities. Her translations include Melania Mazzucco's novelsVita and Limbo and screenplays by Paolo Sorrentino, Matteo Garrone, and Gabriele Salvatores. Jewiss's translation of Roberto Saviano'sGomorrah was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 2007.
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