Premio Strega 2023 : annunciati i finalisti

Strega Prize 2023: finalists announced

Posted by Arcangelo Padricelli
Last Updated:March 30, 2023

The 2023 Strega Prize has its twelve finalists, which will be read by a jury for the announcement of the winner in July. Let’s find out together which titles have been selected for the final of the literary prize

The jury of Witch Award she finally expressed herself, announcing the twelve finalists for the 2023 edition, among the 80 proposed by the jury of Sunday friends. The finalist books will be read by a large jury, which will include not only the members of Amici della Domenica but also carefully selected scholars, translators and linguists. John Soliminepresident of the Bellonci Foundationsaid he was satisfied by the renewed desire of the award to renew itself from year to year, going hand in hand with the evolving society:

Many female authors, including some at their debut; some publishers are participating for the first time; together with the companies and institutions that have been supporting us for some time, new partners are added in this edition, the collaboration with the Capitoline Administration resumes. They are all signs of vitality, we trust above all in books and readers to reaffirm the role of the Witch as a mirror of Italian culture and society.

The announcement of the finalists will be held at the Roman Theater of Benevento, while the July 6that the National Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, the winner of the 2023 Strega Prize will be announced.

Strega Prize 2023: the list of finalists

Here is the list of the twelve finalist books for the Strega Prize 2023:

  • Silvia Ballestra, The Sibyl. Life of Joyce Lussu (Laterza), presented by Giuseppe Antonelli.
  • Maria Grazia Calandrone, Where you didn’t take me (Einaudi), presented by Franco Buffoni.
  • Andrea Canobbio, The night crossing (The ship of Theseus), presented by Elisabetta Rasy.
  • Ada D’Adamo, Come d’aria (Elliot), presented by Elena Stancanelli.
  • Gian Marco Griffi, Mexican Railways (Laurana Editore), presented by Alessandro Barbero.
  • Vincenzo Latronico, The perfections (Bompiani), presented by Simonetta Sciandivasci.
  • Romana Petri, Stealing the night (Mondadori), presented by Teresa Ciabatti.
  • Rosella Postorino, I limited myself to loving you (Feltrinelli), presented by Nicola Lagioia.
  • Igiaba Scego, Cassandra in Mogadishu (Bompiani), presented by Jhumpa Lahiri.
  • Andrea Tarabbia, The White Continent (Bollati Boringhieri), presented by Daria Bignardi.
  • Maddalena Vaglio Tanet, Returning from the woods (Marsilio), presented by Lia Levi.
  • Carmen Verde, Minimal unhappiness (Neri Pozza), presented by Leonardo Colombati.

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