Overview
Breaking Bad meets City of God in this gripping account of an ordinary man who became Brazil's most wanted criminal 'Breaking Bad meets City of God' Roberto Saviano, author of Gomorrah HUSBAND. This is the story of an ordinary man who became the king of the largest slum in Rio, the head of a drug cartel and Brazil's most notorious criminal. FATHER. 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. DRUG LORD. It's a story of gold-hunters and evangelical pastors, bent police and rich-kid addicts, politicians and drug lords and the battle for the beautiful but damned city of Rio. MOST WANTED CRIMINAL.
Full Product Details
Author: Misha Glenny
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Imprint: Vintage
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 19.80cm
Weight: 0.255kg
ISBN: 9780099584650
ISBN 10: 0099584654
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 07 July 2016
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Breaking Bad meets City of God -- Roberto Saviano fascinating dive into Brazil’s terrifying underworld, where the stakes are all or nothing...Nemesis reads like a fast-paced thriller -- James Hider * The Times * A fast-paced crime story that paints a vivid picture of life in the sprawling favelas -- Joe Leahy * Financial Times * A thrillingly vivid picture of another Rio… [Nemesis] confirms Glenny’s status as one of the most daring and original true-crime writers of today... A rich and riveting book -- Francis Wheen * Mail on Sunday * Glenny doesn’t just write books; he lives them -- John Kampfner * Guardian * gripping narrative of cocaine and slaughter -- Andreas Campomar * Spectator * A magnificent work of reportage by turns raw and courageous -- Ian Thomson * Evening Standard * A dynastic 50-year Shakespearean sweep of organised crime that manages to be both intimate and alarming -- John Kampfner * Observer *
Breaking Bad meets City of God -- Roberto Saviano A thrillingly vivid picture of another Rio... [Nemesis] confirms Glenny's status as one of the most daring and original true-crime writers of today... A rich and riveting book -- Francis Wheen Mail on Sunday A magnificent work of reportage by turns raw and courageous -- Ian Thomson Evening Standard A dynastic 50-year Shakespearean sweep of organised crime that manages to be both intimate and alarming -- John Kampfner Observer A fast-paced crime story that paints a vivid picture of life in the sprawling favelas -- Joe Leahy Financial Times
Author Information
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.
