{"product_id":"shout-it-out-isbn-9781644215425","title":"Shout It Out!","description":"\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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShout It Out\u003c\/i\u003e dives into world history—and Roberto Saviano’s mind—in a way that constantly surprises.PREFACE: The Roadmap \u003cbr\u003e1. Hypatia and the Taliban\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIDEA BUILDERS\u003cbr\u003e2. Carl Schmitt’s Friend-Enemy \u003cbr\u003e3. Nothing Is as It Seems: On Anna Politkovskaya’s Reportage\u003cbr\u003e4. Jamal Khashoggi, the Accused Traitor\u003cbr\u003e5. Edward Snowden’s Three Hundred Thousand Unlikes\u003cbr\u003e6. The Eternal Sentinel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJUST WORDS\u003cbr\u003e7. The Authentic Word\u003cbr\u003e8. Giordano Bruno, the Alleged Plagiarist \u003cbr\u003e9. Out of Focus: On Robert Capa’s Vision\u003cbr\u003e10. Half Nun, Half Whore: Anna Akhmatova’s Condemnation\u003cbr\u003e11. Émile Zola Shouts I See You!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXPERIMENTS\u003cbr\u003e12. The Words of the People and the Brothers Grimm\u003cbr\u003e13. The FBI vs. Martin Luther King Jr.\u003cbr\u003e14. The Shards of Daphne Caruana Galizia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA GOOD NAME\u003cbr\u003e15. The Cursed Beauty of Venus Callipyge\u003cbr\u003e16. Hulk Who Is Not Hulk Hogan\u003cbr\u003e17. The Hotel Scandal of Karina Bolaños\u003cbr\u003e18. Nina, the Child of Jean Seberg\u003cbr\u003e19. Pier Paolo Pasolini Stops at a Gas Station\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDRUM ROLLS\u003cbr\u003e20. Joseph Goebbels’s Second-Rate Tutorial\u003cbr\u003e21. Kantano Habimana, the Divisive Radio Host\u003cbr\u003e22. The Tam-tam of Settimia Spizzichino’s Spirit\u003cbr\u003e23. Just a Screw Falling to the Ground: Xu Lizhi’s Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLONG LIVE ITALY!\u003cbr\u003e24. The Dagos and Francesca Saviero Cabrini\u003cbr\u003e25. Contradas\u003cbr\u003e26. Gloria Trevisan and Marco Gottardi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBREATH\u003cbr\u003e27. The Tag Writer\u003cbr\u003e28. The Air of George Floyd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONSIGNMENT\u003cbr\u003eSHOUT OUT“Roberto Saviano invites us to dive into the wreckage all around us, and to swim as hard as we can toward a distant and indistinct shore—a world that could be or should be but is not yet. Saviano’s mind is both mirror and window, and as I followed him on his journey of discovery and surprise, I turned and saw myself, in formation. \u003ci\u003eShout It Out!\u003c\/i\u003e is fired with an intense longing for freedom, a hunger that makes your heart ache even as it fills it with hope. When I finished the book—my courage and commitment fortified, my community enlarged and illuminated, my hold on a possible future renewed—I ran to the shores of Lake Michigan where I leaned into an intense wind and shouted out for joy and for justice.” \u003cb\u003e—Bill Ayers, author of \u003ci\u003eDemand the Impossible!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen Freedom is the Question\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Roberto Saviano reminds us that the best writing, the best thought, is always a kind of fierce advocacy: for truth, justice, humanity, solidarity. He inspires us to raise our voices and find the courage to make them real, whatever the cost.\"\u003cb\u003e—Wen Stephenson, author of \u003ci\u003eLearning to Live in the Dark: Essays in a Time of Catastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.","brand":"Seven Stories Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233547825381,"sku":"NP9781644215425","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781644215425.jpg?v=1767736577","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/shout-it-out-isbn-9781644215425","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}