ZeroZeroZero
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 trade's 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.
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Italian journalist Roberto Saviano follows a kilo of cocaine from the Calabrian Ndrangheta and Mexican cartels through Honduras, Africa, the Russian banking system, and Wall Street.
Yes. Roberto Saviano's book is a deeply researched investigation of the global cocaine trade, written in the same first-person reportage style as his earlier Gomorrah.
Yes. An eight-episode international series adaptation aired on Sky and Amazon Prime Video in 2020.
ZeroZeroZero was written by Roberto Saviano, published in 2014 by labutxaca.
ZeroZeroZero is 442 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, ZeroZeroZero takes most readers 7 to 10 hours to finish.
ZeroZeroZero is a standalone novel by Roberto Saviano, not part of a series.
ZeroZeroZero is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.