Anti-mafia writer Roberto Saviano told Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini “shame on you” in court on Wednesday during a defamation trial in Rome. The case centres on comments Saviano made in 2018, when Salvini was interior minister and blocking migrant rescue ships.
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Born on 22nd September 1979, in Naples, Roberto Saviano is one of Italy’s most renowned and controversial authors. Saviano has become a global figure for his unflinching exposés of organised crime, particularly the Neapolitan Camorra.
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Top Italian novelist Sandro Veronesi announced Wednesday that he will not participate in the Italian delegation at October’s Frankfurt Book Fair, where Italy is the guest of honour. Veronesi’s decision follows the exclusion of Roberto Saviano, a left-leaning author and outspoken government critic, from the event.
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At the Turin Book Fair, Salman Rushdie criticised politicians, in particular Giorgia Meloni over her slander case against Roberto Saviano. Rushdie said, “politicians should grow a thicker skin”, also saying Meloni is childish.
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