The Mafia is well known to most people outside of Italy. The “mob” which was deeply
entrenched in the modern post-war American culture has been a source of fascination to
young and old as the faces and stories of Sicilian Cosa Nostra mafia bosses have
splashed across TV and movie screens.
Less known outside of Italy, and for sure outside of Europe, names like ‘Ndrangheta and
Camorra have little meaning, aside from the occasional evening TV news item regarding a
garbage strike in Naples, or the murder of a prominent Italian judge or prosecutor. These
names hold great significance to Calabrians and other Southern Italians. These secret
and yet not-so secret societies are composed of multi-generational families with roots
deep in the everyday life and culture of the South. The lack of commercial development
in the South of Italy is often justified by the image of Calabria as being out of control.
Sadly, in addition to the ‘Ndrangheta which has become a feared criminal organization
trafficking in narcotics, criminal intimidation and extortion by Calabrian gangs are still all
too common place.
Fighting against an unseen and unknown enemy is difficult. Retribution is often lethal.
Things seen, or heard but not understood or known are better left alone. Even the
slightest involvement with organized crime can cost one his life. This is the sad irony of
the South, a place with such great natural beauty as to be described as a paradise on
earth.
This is life in the South.. a mixture of the beautiful and the ugly, the devout and the
profane, the future and the past.. Che Bello, che Bruto!
More?
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Any reproduction with-out the owners express written consent is strictly prohibited
entrenched in the modern post-war American culture has been a source of fascination to
young and old as the faces and stories of Sicilian Cosa Nostra mafia bosses have
splashed across TV and movie screens.
Less known outside of Italy, and for sure outside of Europe, names like ‘Ndrangheta and
Camorra have little meaning, aside from the occasional evening TV news item regarding a
garbage strike in Naples, or the murder of a prominent Italian judge or prosecutor. These
names hold great significance to Calabrians and other Southern Italians. These secret
and yet not-so secret societies are composed of multi-generational families with roots
deep in the everyday life and culture of the South. The lack of commercial development
in the South of Italy is often justified by the image of Calabria as being out of control.
Sadly, in addition to the ‘Ndrangheta which has become a feared criminal organization
trafficking in narcotics, criminal intimidation and extortion by Calabrian gangs are still all
too common place.
Fighting against an unseen and unknown enemy is difficult. Retribution is often lethal.
Things seen, or heard but not understood or known are better left alone. Even the
slightest involvement with organized crime can cost one his life. This is the sad irony of
the South, a place with such great natural beauty as to be described as a paradise on
earth.
This is life in the South.. a mixture of the beautiful and the ugly, the devout and the
profane, the future and the past.. Che Bello, che Bruto!
More?
©copyright 2011 Property of MJSturino,LLC
Any reproduction with-out the owners express written consent is strictly prohibited
Calabrian Justice
Introduction
by Marty Sturino
Introduction
by Marty Sturino
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Calabrian Life Fiction