Michele Mari Wins The 80th Strega Prize with I Convitati Di Pietra
The final evening of the 80th edition of the Strega Prize, Italy’s most prestigious literary award, concluded in the historic setting of Rome’s Piazza del Campidoglio. Michele Mari emerged as the winner with his novel I convitati di pietra (The Stone Guests), published by Einaudi, receiving 190 votes out of 643 cast, representing 80.4% of eligible voters.
The 79th Edition of The Strega Prize To Andrea Bajani's L'Anniversario
While you were on vacation, Italians have announced their best book of the year. The second and final vote of the Strega Prize - the key indicator of the Italians' literary taste - proclaimed Andrea Bajani, with his novel L'Anniversario (The Anniversary) (Feltrinelli), the winner of the 79th edition.
