THE PIRANHAS

'With the open-hearted rashness that belongs to every true writer, Saviano returns to tell the story of the fierce and grieving heart of Naples.' Elena Ferrante

In Naples, a new kind of gang rules the streets: the ‘Paranze’, the ‘Children’s Gangs’, groups of teenage boys who divide their time between Facebook or playing Call of Duty on their PlayStations and patrolling the streets armed with pistols and AK-47s, terrorizing local residents in order to mark out the territories of their Mafia bosses.

Roberto Saviano's eye-opening novel The Piranhas tells the story of the rise of one such gang and its leader, Nicolas – known to his friends and enemies as the ‘Maharajah’. But Nicolas’s ambitions reach far beyond doing other men’s bidding: he wants to be the one giving orders, calling the shots, and ruling the city. But the violence he is accustomed to wielding and witnessing soon spirals out of his control . . .

„Cu descurcarea cu inima deschisa care apartine fiecarui scriitor adevarat, Saviano se intoarce pentru a spune povestea inimii feroce si indurerate din Napoli.” Elena Ferrante In Napoli, un nou tip de banda stapaneste strazile: „Paranze”, „Gangurile copiilor”, grupuri de baieti adolescenti care isi impart timpul intre Facebook sau joaca Call of Duty pe PlayStation-urile lor si patruleaza pe strazile inarmate cu pistoale si AK-47, terorizand locuitorii locali pentru a marca teritoriile sefilor mafiei. Romanul deschizator de ochi al lui Robert Saviano, Piranhas, spune povestea aparitiei unei astfel de bande si a liderului sau, Nicolas - cunoscut de prietenii si dusmanii sai ca „Maharajah”.