Roberto Saviano was born in Naples and studied philosophy at university. GOMORRAH: A Personal Journey into the Violent International Empire of Naples' Organized Crime System was his first book. In 2011 he was awarded the PEN Pinter International Writer of Courage Award.

Books by Roberto Saviano

The Piranhas: The Boy Bosses of Naples

written by Roberto Saviano, translated by Antony Shugaar - Fiction

Set in Naples, Italy, THE PIRANHAS is the saga of a city under the rule of a criminal network, and the Neapolitan boys who create their own gang.