Fierce kiss

“The mouth is merely the well into which one plunges to discover whether there is a soul.”

They seal silences, forge alliances, grant absolution and pass sentence. They exchange fierce kisses, lips to lips, to bind soul to soul, your destiny is mine, as in the law of the sea, where hunting is merely the moment before being caught. The Camorra boys have seized power, but they cannot rule alone. To undermine the old Camorra families and dominate the historic centre, to avoid becoming prey instead of predators, the boys must remain united—which is easier said than done, as each pursues his own mission.

Interfering in relationships, betrayals, vendettas and reprisals, the old families dispense favours and insidious plots, sowing discord among the boys. Is a new war about to break out?

In the sequel to The Camorra Boys, Roberto Saviano returns to the young men of those fierce days, born in a land of murderers and murder victims, disillusioned by the promises of a world that gives nothing and takes everything. Boys full of hunger. Of rage. Ready to give and receive kisses that taste of blood.

“We should thank Roberto Saviano for restoring to literature the ability to open our eyes and awaken our conscience.”
Mario Vargas Llosa

“A coming-of-age book, a text for young people that, in effect, speaks to them.”
La Provincia Pavese

“Telling what is never seen changed the history of the Brazilian favelas. Should not the same happen in beautiful Naples, polluted and stained with the blood of the Camorra’s children, who want to undermine the old power brokers, launch rockets and end up behind bars?”
La Stampa