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The italian mafias most wanted man by outing the naples mafia with his 2006 book, gomorrah, roberto saviano put his life on the line. Gomorrah imdb, created by leonardo fasoli, stefano bises. The show follows ciro di marzio gennaro genny savastano, from season 4, who is a crime boss in naples. A personal journey into the violent international empire of naples organized crime system nov 4, 2008. The italian organized crime drama gomorrah will return to television in america on january 21, 2021 with a third season released exclusively through hbo max, collider reports. Gomorra is a nonfiction investigative book by roberto saviano published in 2006, which documents savianos infiltration and investigation. Roberto savianos most popular book is the stranger. Published in march 2006 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in crime, true crime books.
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