Roberto Saviano
Italian journalist and writer (born 1979)
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- Roberto Saviano ( Italian: [roˈbɛrto saˈvjaːno] ; born 22 September 1979) is an Italian writer, journalist, and screenwriter.
- After receiving death threats in 2006 made by the Casalesi clan of the Camorra, a clan which he had denounced in his exposé and in the piazza of Casal di Principe during a demonstration in defence of legality, Saviano was put under a strict security protocol.
- Saviano has collaborated with numerous important Italian and international newspapers.
- Internationally, he collaborates in the United States with The Washington Post , The New York Times , and Time ; in Spain with El País ; in Germany with Die Zeit and Der Spiegel ; in Sweden with Expressen ; and in the United Kingdom with The Times and The Guardian .
Roberto Saviano (Italian: [roˈbɛrto saˈvjaːno]; born 22 September 1979) is an Italian writer, journalist, and screenwriter. In his writings, including articles and his book Gomorrah, he uses literature and investigative reporting to tell of the economic reality of the territory and business of organized crime in Italy, in particular the Camorra crime syndicate, and of organized crime more generally.
After receiving death threats in 2006 made by the Casalesi clan of the Camorra, a clan which he had denounced in his exposé and in the piazza of Casal di Principe during a demonstration in defence of legality, Saviano was put under a strict security protocol. Since 13 October 2006, he has lived under police protection.
Saviano has collaborated with numerous important Italian and international newspapers. Currently, he writes for the Italian publications l'Espresso, la Repubblica, and The Post Internazionale. Internationally, he collaborates in the United States with The Washington Post, The New York Times, and Time; in Spain with El País; in Germany with Die Zeit and Der Spiegel; in Sweden with Expressen; and in the United Kingdom with The Times and The Guardian.
His writing has drawn praise from many important writers and other cultural figures, such as Umberto Eco.
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