Don Vito, 9780857382153
Paperback
Mafia’s grip on Italy: power, politics, secrets, and family betrayal.

Don Vito

the secret life of the mayor of the corleonesi

$43.30

  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    30 September 2012

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Summary

Don Vito: Unmasking the Corleonese Godfather

Vito Ciancimino - Don Vito da Corleone - lived for forty years intertwined with death, the mafia, politics, business deals, and the secret service.

Don Vito unveils years of previously hidden connections between politicians and the mafia, exposing the intricate relationship between the Italian State and the Cosa Nostra.

Massimo, his son, serves as the key witness, sharing his personal account for the first time, detailing …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857382153
ISBN-10:0857382152
Author:Massimo Ciancimino, Francesco La Licata, N.S. Thompson
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:Quercus Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:30 September 2012
Weight:253g
Dimensions:197mm x 132mm x 26mm
About The Author

Massimo Ciancimino

Massimo Ciancimino was born in Palermo in 1963. At eighteen he became his father’s aide. In June 2006, he was accused of laundering his father’s ‘assets’ and sentenced to five years in prison, reduced to three and a half on appeal. He has since been collaborating with magistrates to help shed light on his father’s secrets and forty years of links between the mafia and politics in Sicily.

Francesco La Licata is a journalist who has written for la Stampa since 1980. He recently joined hands with the national anti-mafia prosecutor, Pietro Grasso, to write Pizzini, veleni e cicoria: La mafia prima e dopo Provenzano (Feltrinelli 2008).

N.S. Thompson was born in Manchester, educated at Oxford and lived a number of years in Italy as Curator of ‘Casa Guidi’, the Brownings’ home in Florence. His prose translations include Leonardo Sciascia, Sicilian Uncles (Granta).

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