“ To write, not to renounce my words, has meant not to lose myself. Not to surrender. Not to despair .” Roberto Saviano
Saviano’s most recent book Shout It Out! 28 Portraits for a Committed World is a journey of discovery and surprise and an urgent cry for people to stand up for themselves and the things they believe in. Bringing together figures who have most inspired him alongside those whose actions were most deplorable, he moves from voices of courage like Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and whistleblower Edward Snowden to stark examples of complicity and oppression, tracing a provocative moral map of our world. Fierce, fearless, and deeply personal, this is a rare chance to hear from one of the world’s most courageous writers on why speaking out still matters, and why silence is never neutral.
Roberto Saviano is an Italian journalist, writer and essayist. He has written several screenplays and regularly contributes to newspapers and magazines. He is the author of international bestsellers Gomorrah and ZeroZeroZero. Gomorrah , an investigative book about the economic and social reality of organized crime in Camorra, Italy, became an international bestseller and sold over 10 million copies worldwide.
Presented with support from Italian Institute of Culture in Dublin.