Saviano, I didn't save my life and I did it badly - Books - Fiction. Today with social media "anytime, any idiocy can be taken up by your political opponents and spread endlessly" It's a reflection by Roberto Saviano during 'Like James Baldwin', the meeting dedicated to the great New York writer (author of masterpieces such as Giovanni's Room and If the Street Could Talk) Saviano was the protagonist at Libri Come, the Book and Reading Festival held in Rome.