Pietro Grasso e Lirio Abbate / RESISTERE 2026

Sunday, June 14, 2026, Ezzelini Castle, Bassano del Grappa RESISTERE 2026, literary review at Palazzo Roberti, 10th EDITION Pietro Grasso and Lirio Abbate Pietro Grasso was Chief Prosecutor in the Palermo Maxi Trial that led to a historic defeat of the Mafia. With "U' Maxi," he relives those days and the feverish atmosphere that saw the country's best energies mobilized in the effort to defeat the Mafia's supposed invincibility. Lirio Abbate, an investigative journalist, in "I diari del boss," analyzes the personality of Matteo Messina Denaro, his role as a Mafia boss, as well as his complex family relationships. Pietro Grasso, who served as an associate judge in the Maxi Trial and as Chief Prosecutor of Palermo, later became the National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor. From 2013 to 2018, he served as President of the Senate. Lirio Abbate is a journalist who covers mafias with various investigations into corruption and organized crime. Editor-in-chief of La Repubblica, he was also the editor of the weekly L'Espresso. Reporters Without Borders named him one of its "100 Information Heroes."