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Roberto Saviano
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Roberto Saviano is an Italian writer, journalist, and screenwriter born in Naples in 1979. He is a citizen of Italy and has been active in his field since 2000. Saviano is educated at the University of Naples Federico II and works in the field of philosophy. He speaks Italian and English.
His notable works include the book *Gomorrah*, as well as *La Convenzione di Palermo*, *Outsiders*, *Vente conmigo*, *Piranhas : The Boy Bosses of Naples*, and *CeroCeroCero*. He has received the Geschwister-Scholl-Preis, the Olof Palme Prize, the Viareggio Prize, and the European Film Award for Best Film. He was also nominated for the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1979
- Works
- 70
Top works
- La Convenzione di Palermo
- Outsiders
- Vente conmigo
- Piranhas : The Boy Bosses of Naples
- CeroCeroCero
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Naples, Campania, Italy
Known for
- Il Grande Romanzo della Bibbia - La creazione2025
- Il Grande Romanzo della Bibbia - i peccati dell'uomo2025
- The Man Who Wanted to Change the World2025
- R.I.P. - Roast-in-Peace2025
- Daniel Pennac: Ho visto Maradona! — Self2022
- A Story Called Gomorrah - The Series2021
- A Patch by Lundini — Self2020
- Push — himself2019
- Citizen Rosi — Self2019
- Be Kind2018
via TMDB
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1979-09-22 ) 22 September 1979 (age 46) , Naples , Italy
- Occupation
- Writer journalist screenwriter
- Period
- 2000–present
- Notable works
- Gomorrah ZeroZeroZero Piranhas
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roberto
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Naples
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Educated at
- University of Naples Federico II
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Official website
- www.robertosaviano.com
- Image
- Roberto Saviano, 2024.jpg
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- Commons category
- Roberto Saviano
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- date of birth
- 1979-00-00
- name in native language
- Roberto Saviano
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Human rights
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- social media followers
- 403000
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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