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Gomorrah

by Roberto Saviano, Virginia Jewiss

Narrated by Michael Kramer

3.82 ABR Score (23.3K ratings)
★ 3.8 Goodreads (23.0K) ★ 4.16 Audible (322)
11h 20m Released 2008 Literature & Fiction

Why Listen to This Audiobook?

Saviano named names, went into hiding, and lives under police protection to this day — this is the book that made the mob want him dead.

  • Great if you want: immersive investigative journalism that reads like crime fiction
  • Listening experience: dense and unflinching — absorbing but not light listening
  • Narration: Kramer delivers testimony-weight gravity without dramatizing
  • Skip if: you want narrative arc — this is closer to dispatch than story

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About This Audiobook

Roberto Saviano exposes the brutal reality of Naples under the stranglehold of the Camorra, a criminal organization whose tentacles reach far beyond Italy's borders. Drawing from his firsthand experiences working within the system's shadows, Saviano reveals how this network controls everything from construction projects to fashion manufacturing, toxic waste disposal to international drug trafficking. The journalist's dangerous investigation takes listeners through a landscape where violence is routine, corruption is systematic, and the line between legal and illegal business dissolves entirely.

Michael Kramer's measured narration perfectly captures the gravity and urgency of Saviano's exposé. His clear, authoritative delivery allows the complex web of criminal enterprises to unfold with precision, while his pacing ensures that the weight of each revelation lands with full impact. Kramer's performance enhances the immediacy of Saviano's eyewitness accounts, making the audio format particularly powerful for this gripping work of investigative journalism. The narrator's steady presence guides listeners through the labyrinthine connections that define modern organized crime.