Visit by writer of ‘Gomorrah’
Roberto Saviano, the Italian author of “Gomorrah” who has been living under police protection in Rome due to death threats he’s received from the Camorra, the Neapolitan Mafia, is coming to Los Angeles this week to participate in “Napoli! The System, the Camorra and the Pizza: Breaking the Stereotypes,” a three-day program of Neapolitan cinema, literature and food at USC.
The film version of “Gomorrah,” which Saviano co-wrote and which won the grand jury prize at Cannes, screens Friday at the Norris Cinema Theater. Saviano will speak there and also is scheduled to appear on a panel Sunday about organized crime. Information: cinema.usc.edu/Napoli.
-- Susan King
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