See Naples and Die eBook Penelope Green
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The second book in a much loved Italian travel memoir trilogy which also includes the delightful When in Rome and Girl by Sea.
After three years living and working in Italy, Australian journalist Penelope Green needs a reason to stick around - true love or gainful employment.
When a job comes up in Naples - crime capital of Italy, home of pizza and the Camorra, and crouched at the foot of a volcano - Penny launches herself into the unknown.
With her innate curiosity and eye for detail, Penny prises Naples open to show us the real city, in all its splendour... and all its depravity. She uncovers a chaotic metropolis when crime and poverty blur with abundant natural beauty, and where the shadow of Mount Vesuvius is a daily reminder that life must be lived for the moment.
And when Penny meets a bass player in a local band, she thinks she might have found that other reason to stick around.
'This is a bewitching, true tale of a tantalising city. Magnifico!' - Marie Claire
'frank, funny and honest' - Notebook
'Her down to earth tone and genuine curiosity make for an interesting and insightful read' - Sun-Herald
Author Biography
Penelope Green was born in Sydney and worked as a print journalist around Australia for a decade before moving to Rome in 2002. Her first book, When in Rome, recounts her early experiences in the Eternal City. In 2005 she moved to Naples to work for ANSAmed, a Mediterranean news service. She found an apartment in the city's colourful Spanish Quarter, worked hard at mastering the Neapolitan dialect, and writing her second travel memoir, See Naples and Die. Girl by Sea completes Penny's Italian experience as she moves to the idyllic island of Procida, across the bay from Capri, with her Italian partner, Alfonso. The couple have now returned to Australia, where they are making a new life for themselves back in the Southern hemisphere. For more information visit penelopegreen.com.au
See Naples and Die eBook Penelope Green
The author gives no dates anywhere in the book, but it seems to have been written in the late 90s. I lived there in the 70s, and the changes are startling, though some things are the same; the poverty, the dirt, the indomitable acceptance of the people. Green's profession of journalist gave her access to the highest levels of government as well as some of the most important cultural figures of the time. It is this that makes her book most interesting, as one can gather a great deal of information of the formative forces in the reshaping of Naples after the "Camorra Wars" in the l980s as most of the old guard of the organized crime bosses killed one another off in a horrific period of unbridled assassinations and murders of the bosses, their families, and an unknown number of\ bystanders. According to Green's interviewees, the hope was that this blood bath coupled with the efforts of the government, including the police, and the most elite forces of the Army, would succeed at last in eliminating the baleful shadow government of the Camorra and their influences in every level of Neapolitan life. Green admits to a deep fascination with the system of organized crime, and most of the book reflects this, and she seems to have never availed herself of the opportunity to view some of the greatest art in the world. Her life revolves around her job and her nights in bars with her group of friends, all, without exception, the sons and daughters of the upper classes. Naples abounds with stunning art, including the world famous Veiled Christ, and its museums burst with history of its many conquerors. One cannot walk without stepping of ancient relics even now, after the devastating losses suffered in the horrendous earthquake of the l980s, which forever changed the look of Naples and its environs. She never mentions any of the massive spread of the populace to the heretofore pastoral outer reaches of the city which changed the countryside to a densely populated series of suburbs, and the social changes this wrought. In fact, Green seems to have written a book almost entirely devoid of its essential past influences, as though it had no history, except for the part played by the Camorra as it infiltrated every aspect of Neapolitan life, and then she doesn't mention its increasingly violent imprint as the clan power struggles and addition of the drug business began to influence them. As one who did experience things at an earlier stage, reading this book is an odd sensation, rather like floating in space.".
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See Naples and Die eBook Penelope Green Reviews
Although the writer grates from time to time, this is a good book in chronicling adjustments to living within another culture. That it is Napoli makes it more of an adjustment. Although Italian it has its own language, culture and particular view of history. Penelope Green writes skilfully, uncovering and identifying these cultural morays. She has a journalist's eye and curiosity that is warm hearted. She also captures the love of food central to Italians but how it is in another dimension in this city. Having visited this poor but vibrant city in 2011, I can vouch the food is superb. However, I was pleased to read this book after my visit rather than during as I may have held back from doing many of the things we did. Such as walking through the back streets. Through the narrow, washing lines overhead and dark alleyway-lanes. But as well as a warning on the dangers, widely publicised in this city, this book is a tribute to the richness and heart of a city that gets unfairly tainted by the supposedly out of control crime. As with any big city, there is crime and the unwary can get caught out by it. But we found, as did this author, people are generally trying to get by. In Napoli this is on the edge, the role of the Camorra has been widely described and it was reflected in a politician noting that bugger all legitimate tax is paid in Napoli, but plenty of black market backhanders. If you are planning a visit to Napoli or like us enjoyed visiting it, this is a recommended read. Some of it is very, very funny and at the writer's expense.
See Naples and Die is an interesting look into the good and bad of Naples and why the people of this city love and hate it so. If you ever feel you would like to know what it it is like to live in Italy then Penelope Green can share that with you.
The author gives no dates anywhere in the book, but it seems to have been written in the late 90s. I lived there in the 70s, and the changes are startling, though some things are the same; the poverty, the dirt, the indomitable acceptance of the people. Green's profession of journalist gave her access to the highest levels of government as well as some of the most important cultural figures of the time. It is this that makes her book most interesting, as one can gather a great deal of information of the formative forces in the reshaping of Naples after the "Camorra Wars" in the l980s as most of the old guard of the organized crime bosses killed one another off in a horrific period of unbridled assassinations and murders of the bosses, their families, and an unknown number of\ bystanders. According to Green's interviewees, the hope was that this blood bath coupled with the efforts of the government, including the police, and the most elite forces of the Army, would succeed at last in eliminating the baleful shadow government of the Camorra and their influences in every level of Neapolitan life. Green admits to a deep fascination with the system of organized crime, and most of the book reflects this, and she seems to have never availed herself of the opportunity to view some of the greatest art in the world. Her life revolves around her job and her nights in bars with her group of friends, all, without exception, the sons and daughters of the upper classes. Naples abounds with stunning art, including the world famous Veiled Christ, and its museums burst with history of its many conquerors. One cannot walk without stepping of ancient relics even now, after the devastating losses suffered in the horrendous earthquake of the l980s, which forever changed the look of Naples and its environs. She never mentions any of the massive spread of the populace to the heretofore pastoral outer reaches of the city which changed the countryside to a densely populated series of suburbs, and the social changes this wrought. In fact, Green seems to have written a book almost entirely devoid of its essential past influences, as though it had no history, except for the part played by the Camorra as it infiltrated every aspect of Neapolitan life, and then she doesn't mention its increasingly violent imprint as the clan power struggles and addition of the drug business began to influence them. As one who did experience things at an earlier stage, reading this book is an odd sensation, rather like floating in space.
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