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How Shakespeare Saved A Life

By: Salvatore Striano

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How Shakespeare Saved A Life

By: Salvatore Striano

Sasà grew up in Naples. He never went to school, and instead grew up with street violence and bloodshed, becoming the leader of a gang of boys mixed up with the Camorra by the age of fourteen. At the age of thirty, he was in prison, his life all but mapped out. That’s when Shakespeare steps in. At Sasà’s most hopeless point, he is persuaded to join the prison’s drama troupe. In Shakespeare’s Tempest, Sasà stumbles on what he needs to explain the world which has defined his own life. Set Me Free: How Shakespeare Saved A Life is a story about betrayal, forgiveness and, above all, the transformative power of reading. Salvatore Striano was born in 1972 in Naples. During a stint in prison, he discovered a love of reading and theatre. Striano is now a successful actor and has had a number of roles in cinema and TV, including Cesare deve morire, based on Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar (Golden Bear at the Berlin Festival). ‘An interesting and lively story of an individual who rediscovers his dignity’ Otago Daily Times

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By: Salvatore Striano,Guido Lombardi

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By: Salvatore Striano,Guido Lombardi

«Mai arrendersi, perché nella vita tutto è possibile, e Salvatore Striano ne è la prova vivente.» la Repubblica Quartieri spagnoli. Il centro di Napoli. Negli anni Ottanta il paradiso della criminalità. C’è un clan che domina tutto e tutti, la famiglia Viviani. E c’è un bambino, Sasà, già stanco di sottomettersi. Lui e suo cugino Totò sono artisti del furto, mariuoli sempre alla ricerca di occasioni. Tra contrabbando, prostitute, soldati americani, troveranno presto un protettore, il ladro più abile del quartiere, ’O Barone. La madre, Carmela, prova a frenare quel figlio che cresce troppo in fretta. Lei sa cos’è la malavita: suo fratello è in carcere per omicidio, da allora combatte contro chi si vuole vendicare. Così Sasà si trova di fronte a una scelta paradossale, eppure l’unica possibile: entrare nella camorra per difendersi dalla camorra. Non ancora maggiorenne incontra i due uomini che gli cambieranno la vita: un trafficante di coca che tutti chiamano Rummenigge e un bandito detto Cheguevara per il suo spirito rivoluzionario. Insieme combatteranno contro il boss dei Quartieri spagnoli, ’O Profeta, dando vita alla prima vera scissione nella storia della camorra napoletana. Dalle ceneri di questa guerra, nascerà qualcosa di mai visto prima: LE TESTE MATTE. Ragazzi così pazzi da dichiarare guerra a tutti i clan di Napoli. Un romanzo travolgente e feroce, costruito sulla storia vera ed estrema di un gruppo criminale che ha osato combattere la camorra con le sue stesse armi. BRONX FILM PRODUZIONI di Gaetano Di Vaio realizzerà prossimamente un film tratto da questo romanzo.

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8861907687

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History of the Mafia

By: Salvatore Lupo

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History of the Mafia

By: Salvatore Lupo

When we think of the Italian Mafia, we think of Marlon Brando, Tony Soprano, and the Corleones iconic actors and characters who give shady dealings a mythical pop presence. Yet these sensational depictions take us only so far. The true story of the Mafia reveals both an organization and mindset dedicated to the preservation of tradition. It is no accident that the rise of the Mafia coincided with the unification of Italy and the influx of immigrants into America. The Mafia means more than a horse head under the sheets it functions as an alternative to the state, providing its own social and political justice. Combining a nuanced history with a unique counternarrative concerning stereotypes of the immigrant, Salvatore Lupo, a leading historian of modern Italy and a major authority on its criminal history, has written the definitive account of the Sicilian Mafia from 1860 to the present. Consulting rare archival sources, he traces the web of associations, both illicit and legitimate, that have defined Cosa Nostra during its various incarnations. He focuses on several crucial periods of transition: the Italian unification of 1860 to 1861, the murder of noted politician Notarbartolo, fascist repression of the Mafia, the Allied invasion of 1943, social conflicts after each world war, and the major murders and trials of the 1980s. Lupo identifies the internal cultural codes that define the Mafia and places these codes within the context of social groups and communities. He also challenges the belief that the Mafia has grown more ruthless in recent decades. Rather than representing a shift from "honorable" crime to immoral drug trafficking and violence, Lupo argues the terroristic activities of the modern Mafia signify a new desire for visibility and a distinct break from the state. Where these pursuits will take the family adds a fascinating coda to Lupo's work.

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