Roberto Saviano
| Roberto Saviano | |
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| Born |
September 22, 1979 Naples, Italy |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, essayist |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Period | 2000–present |
| Notable works | Gomorrah, ZeroZeroZero |
Roberto Saviano (Italian: [roˈbɛrto saˈvjano]; Naples, September 22, 1979) is an Italian journalist, writer and essayist. He is the author of international bestsellers Gomorrah and ZeroZeroZero. He is the creator of the TV series Gomorrah.
In his writings and television programs, Saviano has primarily dealt with the culture and activities of organized crime with a specific focus on the Camorra crime syndicate of Italy. In 2006 he received death threats from the Casalese clan, a Camorran cartel, which he had denounced in an exposé and in the piazza of Casal di Principe during a demonstration, Saviano was placed under police protection - a state of affairs that has stood since October 13, 2006.
He has written for numerous prominent Italian and international newspapers. Currently he writes for the Italian publications l'Espresso and la Repubblica. Internationally, his writings have appeared in the United States with The Washington Post,The New York Times,Newsweek and Time; in Spain with El Pais; in Germany with Die Zeit and Der Spiegel; in Sweden with Expressen; and in the United Kingdom with The Times and The Guardian.
His investigations and defiance in the face of threats on his life have drawn praise from many important writers and other cultural figures, such as Umberto Eco.
In 2015 he launched his own website, RSO (Roberto Saviano Online).
Roberto Saviano was born in Naples on September 22, 1979. Son of Luigi Saviano, a Neapolitan doctor, and Miriam Haftar, of Jewish origins, he grew up in Caserta. Roberto Saviano received his high school diploma from the State Scientific High School "Armando Diaz" and then graduated in Philosophy from the University of Naples Federico II, where he was the student of historian Francesco Barbagallo. He began his career in journalism in 2002, writing for numerous magazines and daily papers, including Pulp, Diario, Sud, Il manifesto, the website Nazione Indiana, and for the Camorra monitoring unit of the Corriere del Mezzogiorno. His articles at the time are already important enough to spur judicial authorities at the beginning of 2005 to listen to him regarding organized crime. He can be found in various anthologies such as Best Off. Il meglio delle riviste letterarie italiane (2005) and Napoli comincia a Scampia (2005). In the periodical 'Roberto Saviano' published by Feltrinelli (publisher), Saviano published a piece dedicated to Enzo Baldoni in which he declares, among other things, "I am an atheist."
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