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Roberto Saviano (; born September 22, 1979) is an Italian writer and journalist. In his writings, articles, television programs, and books he employs prose and news-reporting style to narrate the story of the Camorra (a powerful Neapolitan mafia-like organization), exposing its territory and business connections. Since 2006, following the publication of his bestselling book ''Gomorrah'' (''Gomorra'' in Italian), where he describes the clandestine particulars of the Camorra business, Saviano has been threatened by several Neapolitan "godfathers". The Italian Minister of the Interior has granted him a permanent police escort. Because of his courageous stance, he is considered a "national hero" by author-philosopher Umberto Eco. He lives at a secret location to avoid reprisal attacks.〔("Silvio Berlusconi has always acted in his own – not Italy's – interests" ), guardian〕 == Career == Saviano was born in Naples on September 22, 1979. His father was Catholic while his mother was Jewish. He grew up in the Naples suburb Caserta.〔http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/14/-sp-roberto-saviano-my-life-under-armed-guard-gomorrah〕 He graduated in philosophy at the University of Naples Federico II. His writing is influenced by anti-fascist thinkers such as Giustino Fortunato, Gaetano Salvemini and conservative authors such as Ernst Jünger, Ezra Pound, Louis Ferdinand Celine, and Carl Schmitt. As a journalist, he collaborates with ''L'Espresso'' and ''La Repubblica'', and other magazines including: ''Nuovi Argomenti'', ''Lo Straniero'', ''Nazione Indiana'', and ''Sud'', and can be found in various anthologies such as ''Best Off. Il meglio delle riviste letterarie italiane'' (2005), and ''Napoli comincia a Scampia'' (2005). In 2006, following the success of the non-fiction ''Gomorra'' (''Gomorrah'' in English), which denounces the activities of the Camorra, Saviano received ominous threats. These have been confirmed by police informants and reports that have revealed attempts on Saviano's life, by the Casalesi clan. Investigators have claimed the Camorra selected Casalesi clan boss Giuseppe Setola to kill Saviano over the book, although the alleged hit never occurred. After the Neapolitan Police investigations, the Italian Minister for Interior Affairs Giuliano Amato assigned a personal bodyguard and transferred Saviano from Naples. In autumn 2008, the informant Carmine Schiavone, cousin of the imprisoned Casalesi clan boss Francesco Schiavone, revealed to the authorities that the clan had planned to eliminate Saviano and his police escort by Christmas on the motorway between Rome and Naples with a bomb;〔(Italian mobsters plot to blow up author whose exposé of their murky world has been turned into a blockbuster film ) – Dailymail, October 15, 2008〕 in the same period, Saviano announced his intention to leave Italy, in order to stop having to live as a convict and reclaim his life.〔(John Hooper, "Gomorra film author to leave Italy after mob death threats" ), The Guardian October 16, 2008.〕 On October 20, 2008, six Nobel Prize-awarded authors and intellectuals (Orhan Pamuk, Dario Fo, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Desmond Tutu, Günter Grass, and Mikhail Gorbachev) published an article saying that they side with Saviano against Camorra, and they think that Camorra is not just a problem of security and public order, but also a democratic one. They also think that the Italian government must protect his life, and help Saviano in having a normal life. Signatures were collected on the web site of the Italian newspaper ''La Repubblica''. On December 10, 2009, in the presence of Nobel Prize winner Dario Fo, Saviano received the title of Honorary Member of the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera and the Second Level Academic Diploma in Communication and Art Teaching Honoris Causa, the highest recognition by the Brera Academy equivalent to a postgraduate degree. Saviano dedicated the awards to the people from the south of Italy living in Milan. Saviano contributed an op-ed piece to the January 24, 2010 issue of the ''New York Times'' entitled, "Italy's African Heroes". He wrote about the January 2010 riots between African immigrants and Italians in Rosarno, a town in Calabria. Saviano suggests that the Africans' rioting was more of a response to their exploitation by the 'Ndrangheta, or Calabrian mafia, than to the hostility of Italians. In November 2010, he hosted, along with Fabio Fazio, the Italian television program "''Vieni via con me''", which was broadcast over four weeks by Rai 3.〔 ("Vieni via con me" official site )〕 His book ''ZeroZeroZero'', was published by Feltrinelli in 2013, and the English translation was published in July, 2015. This book is a study of the business around the drug cocaine, covering its movement across continents and the role of drug money in international finance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roberto Saviano」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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