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L'imperi del dolor - La història secreta de la dinastia Sackler - cover

L'imperi del dolor - La història secreta de la dinastia Sackler

Patrick Radden Keefe

Translator Ricard Gil

Publisher: Edicions del Periscopi

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Summary

De l'autor de No diguis res
La família Sackler és una de les més riques del món i és coneguda per haver fet donacions molt generoses a entitats i institucions de l'àmbit de les arts i les ciències. També és la responsable de produir i promocionar l'OxyContin, un opiaci venut com a analgèsic que ha provocat milers de morts i milions d'addictes als Estats Units. Patrick Radden Keefe retrata de forma implacable les tres generacions de la dinastia farmacèutica que ha causat una de les crisis sanitàries més devastadores dels últims anys, i en responsabilitza, també, tot l'entramat d'advocats, funcionaris, metges i polítics que han ajudat a perpetuar-la.
L'imperi del dolor és una obra mestra que revela amb rigor i precisió la cara més fosca de l'ambició humana.
John Carreyrou, The New York Times Book Review — «Ras i curt: aquest llibre et farà bullir la sang. Un retrat devastador d'una família consumida per l'avarícia que es desentén de qualsevol responsabilitat i és incapaç de mostrar ni el més mínim rastre de compassió per allò que han causat. Una narració amena i inquietant.»
Jonathan Cohn, The Washington Post — «L'epidèmia dels opioides ha matat gairebé mig milió d'americans en les últimes dues dècades. Molts dels seus éssers estimats, juntament amb advocats i experts en salut pública, creuen que hi ha una família immensament rica i famosa que no ha afrontat mai del tot les conseqüències del paper que ha tingut en aquestes morts. L'imperi del dolor, el nou llibre explosiu del periodista Patrick Radden Keefe, és un intent de canviar aquesta situació: responsabilitza la família com no ho ha fet mai ningú, explicant la seva història com la saga d'una dinastia impulsada per l'arrogància, l'avarícia i la indiferència davant del patiment de la massa. [...] Keefe reuneix una gran quantitat de proves i les desplega amb la precisió d'un fiscal; és un narrador dotat que excel·leix plasmant personalitats.»
Carol Haggas, Booklist — «Keefe, un periodista d'investigació incansable, elabora una biografia col·lectiva llegidora en què condemna el desinterès amoral dels Sackler per qualsevol cosa que no sigui l'adquisició de poder, privilegi i influència, deixant-nos amb la boca oberta. En les mans expertes de Keefe, la saga de la família Sackler es converteix en una revelació del que passa quan la devoció absoluta per l'acumulació de poder es combina amb una indiferència sense escrúpols per la salut humana, i aquest relat ens enfurisma.»
Available since: 11/12/2021.
Print length: 720 pages.

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