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The Sacco Gang
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
A "wild west" tale of two brothers who battle both the state and a mafia empire in 1920s Italy, from famed Italian author Andrea Camilleri.
Raffadali, province of Agrigento, 1920s. The Sacco brothers are free men with strong ideas about socialism and the state. Their lives change radically one morning when their father, Luigi Sacco, receives an anonymous letter from the local Mafia demanding protection money and is the victim of a robbery attempt. Luigi tells the police of the extortion letters he received, but the police don't know what to do: no one in the village has ever dared denounce the Mafia before. From that moment on, the Sacco brothers must defend themselves-from the Mafia and the forces of order, from their collaborators, traitors, and from the village's leaders- as they are assailed by murder attempts, false accusations, and false testimony.
Through the tale of the Sacco brothers and what happens to the town of Raffadali, The Sacco Gang makes clear that not only does the Mafia kill people, but it can also condition and irreparably devastate people's lives.
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- J. magee
- 26-09-22
Excellent book and narration
Loved this book- Andrea Camilleri is a wonderful writer of both fact and fiction- the narrator was a also a perfect choice- the story was so bittersweet and held my attention right to the end.
It was especially interesting to me as I had just returned from visiting Sicily and could see the places and feel for the characters in the book and I was rooting for the Sacco family all the way through but knowing, sadly, that good doesn’t always triumph over evil.
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- Helen SJ
- 20-01-23
An interesting read
Or rather listen as I bought this book from Audible . I love the Montalbano books so I thought I would like to learn a bit more of Sicilian life next to the mafia.
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- Lady Essex
- 11-01-24
An unexpected gem!
Loved this tale of pre WW2 Sicily and one of the families that tried to keep abreast of the Maria. Beautifully written and exciting my narrated. ✅ 🌟 ✅ 🌟
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- TIM H.
- 15-08-18
Camilleei Fighting injustice and violence in Sicily
The non fiction of Camilleri is always illuminati and compelling. Good to read the mention of Comrade Gramsci
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- Normal Norman
- 17-08-22
The Sicilian Curse
This short work by Camillieri is well worth the 3 hours or so that it takes to listen to. Based on the true story of the Sacco family, who refused to kowtow to the local Mafia, it illustrates the judicial and political failures that abandoned men and women to the whims of criminal gangs. Beautifully read by Grover Gardener.
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- de La Grange
- 19-10-22
Sacco gang
Terrible reading, what’s the point of an American reading an Italian novel, so
Inappropriate and disappointing.
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