{"product_id":"shout-it-out-28-portraits-for-a-committed-world-paperback","title":"Shout It Out!: 28 Portraits for a Committed World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoberto Saviano\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnne Milano Appel\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the groundbreaking exposé Gomorrah comes a book that encourages and challenges the people to stand up for themselves and to not be fooled by the coercive nature of political power. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing short biographical sketches of a surprising mix of admired and deplored figures and works from history, this is a book that demands of readers to open one's eyes and be outraged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe iconic Italian author Roberto Saviano's latest work of nonfiction is an urgent cry for people to stand up for themselves and the things they believe in, featuring those who have most inspired him--Russian poet Anna Akhmatova, Martin Luther King Jr., the Calipygian Venus, immortalized in marble--alongside those whose actions were most deplorable--Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and Rwandan radio host Kantano Habimana, who encouraged the 1993-'94 genocide there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSaviano quotes the Italian author and Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi: \"I write what I wouldn't be able to tell anyone.\" Saviano, like Levi, embraces his readers within a similar protective halo of intimacy, taking us in his arms to warn us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOther lives and works that Saviano evokes in \u003ci\u003eShout It Out!\u003c\/i\u003e are\u003cbr\u003eHypatia, the murdered Alexandrian philosopher, mathematician and astronomer; political theorist Carl Schmitt; trailblazing Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya; Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi; NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden; 16th century astrology and alchemist Giordano Bruno, burned at the stake by the Inquisition in 1600; Russian poet Anna Akhmatova who chose silence rather than collaboration; Émile Zola; the Brothers Grimm; Martin Luther King; murdered anti-corruption activist Daphne Caruana Galizia; the ancient roman statue of the Callipygian Venus; Terry Bollea (Hulk Hogan); American actress Jean Seberg; Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini; Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels; Rwandan radio host Kantano Habimana; Settimia Spizzichino, one of 50 from the Rome ghetto sent to Auschwitz, and the only survivor; Chinese poet and factory worker Lizhi Xu; Italian-American saint Sister Francesca Saverio Cabrini; Italian architect and London fire victim Gloria Trevisan; George Floyd. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShout It Out\u003c\/i\u003e dives into world history--and Roberto Saviano's mind--in a way that constantly surprises.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eROBERTO SAVIANO \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eGomorrah\u003c\/i\u003e, an investigative book about the economic and social reality of organized crime in Camorra, Italy. The book became an international bestseller and sold over 10 million copies worldwide. His other books include \u003ci\u003eLa bellezza e l'inferno\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eBeauty and the inferno)\u003c\/i\u003e (2009); \u003ci\u003eVieni via con me (Come away with me)\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eZeroZeroZero\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eLa paranza dei bambini (The children's boat)\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eIn mare non esistono taxi (There are no taxis at sea)\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and \u003ci\u003eSolo è il coraggio (Only courage)\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). He has written several screenplays and regularly contributes to newspapers and magazines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eANNE MILANO APPEL \u003c\/b\u003eis an American translator. She has translated nearly four dozen books from Italian to English, including Giovanni Arpino's \u003ci\u003eScent of a Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2024 John Florio Prize for Italian Translation, Pope Francis's \u003ci\u003eGod is Young\u003c\/i\u003e, and Claudio Magris's \u003ci\u003eBlindly\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the inaugural Italian Prose in Translation Award.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 14, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47332888314041,"sku":"9781644215425","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/SdkBhOwKO99781644215425.webp?v=1780480241","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/shout-it-out-28-portraits-for-a-committed-world-paperback","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}