Excellent Cadavers: The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic Paperback - 1996
by Alexander Stille
In 1992, Italy was convulsed by two brazen mafia assassinations--Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, the Sicilian magistrates who had supervised the most devastating anti-mafia campaign in 50 years. Combining an understanding of the doomed heroes with insights into the mafia's stringent codes, Stille gives readers the secret history of contemporary Italy.
First line
The history of the mafia and of the modern Italian state begin together.
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In 1992 Italy was convulsed by two brazen Mafia assassinations of high-ranking officials. The latest "excellent cadavers" were Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, the Sicilian magistrates who had been the Cosa Nostra's most implacable enemies. Yet in the aftermath of the murders, hundreds of "men of honor" were arrested and the government that ad protected them for nearly half a century was at last driven from office. This is the story that Stille tells with such insight and immediacy in Excellent Cadavers. Combining a profound understanding of his doomed heroes with and unprecedented look into the Mafia's stringent codes and murderous rivalries, he gives us a book that has the power of a great work of history and the suspense of a true thriller.
"Riveting...a well-paced and highly informative account stocked with well-drawn characters."--Philadelphia Inquirer
"Masterful...[Stille] delivers a stiletto-sharp portrait of the bloodthirsty Sicilian mafia."--Business WeekDetails
- Title Excellent Cadavers: The Mafia and the Death of the First Italian Republic
- Author Alexander Stille
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 480
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Vintage, New York
- Date August 6, 1996
- ISBN 9780679768630 / 0679768637
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.54 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Italy
- Library of Congress subjects Italy - Politics and government - 20th, True crime stories
- Dewey Decimal Code 364.106
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- New York Times, 11/03/1996, Page 28
- Publishers Weekly, 06/24/1996, Page 0
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