by Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Roberto Saviano · tapa dura · ISBN 9783462049718
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«Erklär mir Italien!» is the essay by Roberto Saviano and Giovanni Di Lorenzo, published by Kiepenheuer & Witsch in hardcover, 272 pages, in German.
Roberto Saviano and Giovanni Di Lorenzo converse about Italy, starting from the question of how to love a country that drives one to despair. They address Italian friendliness, the religiosity of the mafiosi, and the heroes of Lampedusa; Saviano also recalls his childhood amid gunfire and Schopenhauer, and his life under police protection.
This German edition was published on November 9, 2017, with a translation by Sabina Kienlechner.
Recommended for readers interested in Italian politics, society and culture.
Roberto Saviano is an Italian writer, journalist, and screenwriter. In his writings, including articles and his book Gomorrah, he uses literature and investigative reporting to tell of the economic reality of the territory and business of organized crime in Italy, in particular the Camorra crime syndicate, and of organized crime more generally.
