
To most Italians, the name
Roberto Saviano inspires a strong reaction. I've never met a fellow Neapolitan who would not engage in a full discussion on the author of the tell-all book on the mafia
Gomorrah. Saviano was recently named an "Italian National Hero" by the
Huffington Post and I was lucky enough to be the writer who got to interview him.
Whether you think the world is OK as is (I doubt there are many in this category, unless you call Fiji your home and have a unicorn farm) or would love to do your part in making it better, Saviano is the go-to writer in our search for more information, more insight, more truths. He has devoted his life to uncovering the truth and is paying a dear price for it: freedom.
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