Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio - Couverture rigide

Glenny, Misha

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ISBN 10 : 184792266X ISBN 13 : 9781847922663

Editeur : Bodley Head, 2015

Synopsis

‘Breaking Bad’ meets ‘City of God’ in this gripping account of an ordinary man who became Brazil’s most wanted criminal

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À propos de l'auteur

Glenny is a distinguished investigative journalist and historian. As the Central Europe Correspondent first for the Guardian and then for the BBC, Glenny chronicled the collapse of communism and the wars in the former Yugoslavia. He has won several major awards for his work, including the Sony Gold Award for outstanding contribution to broadcasting and is the author of five books, including the acclaimed McMafia and DarkMarket.

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Praise for
McMafia: Crime Without Frontiers

‘Like a journalistic Indiana Jones [Glenny] has travelled the world in search of his prey, displaying impressive stamina, intellectual chutzpah and physical bravery’ Mail on Sunday

‘One of the essential non-fiction works of our time… filled with exotic locations, staggering facts, acts of incredible brutality and colourful, if deadly, characters' GQ

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DarkMarket: How Hackers Became the New Mafia

‘Eye-popping... A real life crime thriller’ Mail on Sunday

‘A page-turner... A gripping tale, brilliantly researched’ The Sunday Times

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His name was Antonio, but they would call him Nem. From the infamous favela of Rocinha in Rio, he was a hardworking young father forced to make a decision that would turn his world upside down.

Nemesis is the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel and perhaps Brazil’s most wanted criminal. A man who tried to bring welfare and justice to a playground of gang culture and destitution, while everyone around him drew guns and partied. It’s a gripping tale of gold-hunters and evangelical pastors, bent police and rich-kid addicts, quixotic politicians and drug lords with maths degrees.

Traversing through rainforests and high-security prisons, filthy slums and glittering shopping malls, this is also the story of how change came to Brazil. Of a country’s journey into the global spotlight, and the battle for the beautiful but damned city of Rio, as it struggles to break free from a tangled web of corruption, violence, drugs and poverty. With Nem at its centre, locked in a fight for his country’s soul.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bodley Head
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 184792266X
• ISBN 13: 9781847922663
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 352
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible