The final list of titles presented by the Amici della Domenica marks a new milestone after the 62 authors of the 2021 edition. On March 31, the “dozen”
Less than 24 hours after the announcement of the fourth dozen selected, the organizing committee of the Premio Strega pulls the rabbit out of the hat: the final list of candidates for the LXXVI edition presented by the Amici della Domenica is much larger and marks a new record: 74 books of fiction in Italian – published between 1 March 2021 and 28 February 2022 – will take part this year in the challenge of the most famous literary competition in Italy. A new milestone, after the 62 writers chosen for the 2021 edition.
Now the titles proposed by the historic group of the jury of the award – promoted by Fondazione Maria and Goffredo Bellonci and Liquore Strega with the contribution of the Chamber of Commerce of Rome, in collaboration with BPER Banca, technical sponsor IBS.it La Feltrinelli – will be examined by the Steering Committee, which will first select the dozen authors who will compete in the 2022 edition, then the five finalists. The dozen will be announced on Thursday 31 March at 11 am, in a press conference to be held at the Rome Chamber of Commerce in the Hall of the Temple of Hadrian.
Among the latest entries in the list of possible challengers it is worth noting: The monster of Florence and other tales (Felix Krull Publisher), by Lodovica San Guedoropresented by Franco Cardini; Like sparrows on cables (Start), of Stefania Pieralice and Daniele Tedeschi Radinipresented by Paolo Ferruzzi; Two hundred days of storm (Marlin), di Simona Moraci, chosen by Aldo Cazzullo. Comes from Umberto Croppi, the card that applies 1973 Rock’n’roll, Nazis and Monty Python (Round Robin Editrice), by Federico Bonadonna and Pierluca Pucci Poppi. While Luigi Manzi has chosen The mechanics of the sofa (together) di Francesco Dezio. Six thousand degrees of separation. Novel in 24 stories (and / or) of Bruno Ventavoli is presented by Massimo Gramellini. And finally Paolo Ruffilli supports it The ruinous (The branch and the leaf editions) by Concetta D’Angeli.
March 1, 2022 (change March 1, 2022 | 19:27)
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