John Dickie, Anne-Marie Carrière, "Cosa Nostra : L'histoire de la mafia Sicilienne"
John Dickie, Anne-Marie Carrière, "Cosa Nostra : L'histoire de la mafia Sicilienne"
Publisher: Buchet Chastel | 2007 | ISBN: 2283021871 | French | PDF | 414 pages | 15.66 Mb
Publisher: Buchet Chastel | 2007 | ISBN: 2283021871 | French | PDF | 414 pages | 15.66 Mb
Le 11 avril 2006, au lendemain de la victoire électorale de Romano Prodi, l'Italie apprend la stupéfiante nouvelle : Bernardo Provenzano dit " Le Tracteur ", en cavale depuis quarante-trois ans, vient d'être fait prisonnier dans une bergerie décrépite non loin du village de son enfance. La date de l'arrestation du chef de Cosa Nostra, parrain de la mafia sicilienne, parrain des parrains, n'est pourtant pas due au hasard : Silvio Berlusconi n'avait jamais dissimulé son antipathie pour les juges de Palerme. Nul ne peut dire aujourd'hui à quel point cette matinée du 11 avril 2006 sera significative dans l'histoire de Cosa Nostra, mais déjà de nombreux observateurs s'interrogent sur le moment choisi par l'Etat italien pour répondre à l'organisation criminelle la plus secrète, la plus violente et la plus célèbre du monde. La question des liens entre l'Etat italien et la Mafia, celle du laxisme des gouvernements successifs, voire de la collusion de nombre de leurs représentants avec une criminalité aussi cruelle et aussi lucrative depuis cent cinquante ans, est précisément au centre de cette première histoire complète de la mafia sicilienne. Du code des premiers " hommes d'honneur " au XIXe siècle dans les champs de citronniers de la Sicile à ce matin d'avril 2006, John Dickie nous révèle les mystères des initiations cachées et immuables, le trafic de l'héroïne, l'ascension sanglante de la célèbre famille de Corleone et la naissance de la mafia américaine. Il nous raconte l'omerta trahie par les mafieux repentis comme Tommaso Buscetta, le maxi-procès de 1987, l'assassinat brutal en 1992 de Giovanni Falcone, figure de proue du pôle antimafia italien, qui indigna l'Italie ; et toujours cette violence des rafales de mitraillette en pleine rue, ces meurtres dans l'obscurité, ces corps dissous dans l'acide, jetés à la mer ou découpés et donnés aux cochons… Pour la première fois, Cosa Nostra : l'histoire de la mafia sicilienne de 1860 à nos jours - livre stupéfiant et captivant - nous mène au cœur d'une société ultrasecrète dont l'unique objet est, depuis ses origines jusqu'à aujourd'hui, de rechercher le pouvoir et l'argent en cultivant l'art d'assassiner et d'échapper à la justice.
A racy, sprightly work…strong on narrative and chilling accounts of the bloodstained events that have marked the mafia's history…a valuable work. (Scotsman)
Riveting (Sunday Telegraph)
Dogged…a brave work. This is the first history of the Sicilian Mafia to be written by a non-Italian. It gives John Dickie a neccesary detachment, frosty and undeceived. (Mail on Sunday)
A readable, highly informative, admirably systematic account of how the Mafia attained its hold. (Times Literary Supplement)
Lucid…grimly readable. (Daily Telegraph)
I couldn't put it down. His archival sleuthing is yoked to his powerful , often coruscating story-telling to create a sinister, horrific reality. (John Guy, The Sunday Times)
Highly readable…compelling. The narrative is entertaining and, at times, as chilling as the darkest crime fiction. At its best, it combines compelling horror with clear, rational analysis of the moral and political failings, which, even today, give the mafia a seat at many top tables in Italian society. (Glasgow Herald)
The first truly definitive English-language study of this myth-laden subject, and it is a pleasure to read…his book is notable for shrewd judgements couched in language that is vibrantly memorable. His acquaintance with the island and his immersion in the wider modern Italian culture allows him to convey the noxious atmosphere of corruption with flair. (The Sunday Times)
Monumental and gripping (Andrew Marr, BBC Start the Week)
Combines scholarship with a rip-roaring read (Sunday Herald)
A serious contribution to modern Italian history…it can be safely predicted that JOhn Dickie's book will be a sensation, not least because it has a dozen potential movies in it. (Clive James, Times Literary Supplement)
Well-written…his findings are supported by careful research and copious documentation. Racy…contains some powerful stories, scenes and surprises. (Irish Times)
Riveting (Sunday Telegraph)
Dogged…a brave work. This is the first history of the Sicilian Mafia to be written by a non-Italian. It gives John Dickie a neccesary detachment, frosty and undeceived. (Mail on Sunday)
A readable, highly informative, admirably systematic account of how the Mafia attained its hold. (Times Literary Supplement)
Lucid…grimly readable. (Daily Telegraph)
I couldn't put it down. His archival sleuthing is yoked to his powerful , often coruscating story-telling to create a sinister, horrific reality. (John Guy, The Sunday Times)
Highly readable…compelling. The narrative is entertaining and, at times, as chilling as the darkest crime fiction. At its best, it combines compelling horror with clear, rational analysis of the moral and political failings, which, even today, give the mafia a seat at many top tables in Italian society. (Glasgow Herald)
The first truly definitive English-language study of this myth-laden subject, and it is a pleasure to read…his book is notable for shrewd judgements couched in language that is vibrantly memorable. His acquaintance with the island and his immersion in the wider modern Italian culture allows him to convey the noxious atmosphere of corruption with flair. (The Sunday Times)
Monumental and gripping (Andrew Marr, BBC Start the Week)
Combines scholarship with a rip-roaring read (Sunday Herald)
A serious contribution to modern Italian history…it can be safely predicted that JOhn Dickie's book will be a sensation, not least because it has a dozen potential movies in it. (Clive James, Times Literary Supplement)
Well-written…his findings are supported by careful research and copious documentation. Racy…contains some powerful stories, scenes and surprises. (Irish Times)
John Dickie, Anne-Marie Carrière, "Cosa Nostra : L'histoire de la mafia Sicilienne"
