Who is Andrea Bajani, the recent winner of the Strega Prize. His books translated in 17 countries

Andrea Bajani is the winner of the 79th edition of the Stregua Prize with " L'anniversario " (Feltrinelli), he obtained 187 votes. In second place Elisabetta Rasy with "Perduto è questo mare" (Rizzoli), 133 votes. Third place for Nadia Terranova with "Quello che so di te" (Guanda), 117 votes. In fourth place Paolo Nori with "Chiudo la porta e urlo" (Mondadori), with 103 votes and fifth Michele Ruol with "Inventory of what remains after the forest burns" (TerraRossa), 99 votes.

Who is Andrea Bajani?

The writer Andrea Bajani was born in Rome in 1975. He is the author, among others, of the novels Cordiali saluti (Einaudi, 2005), Se consideri le colpe (Einaudi, 2007, Feltrinelli UE, 2021; Super Mondello, Brancati, Recanati and Lo Straniero awards), Ogni promessa (Einaudi, 2010, Feltrinelli UE, 2021; Bagutta award), Mi riconosci (2013) , La gentile clienti (2013) and Il libro delle case (2021, finalist for the Strega and Campiello awards) . He is also the author of the volumes of poetry Promemoria (Einaudi, 2017), Dimora naturale (Einaudi, 2020) and L'amore viene prima (Feltrinelli, 2022). His books have been translated into 17 countries. He is writer in residence at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

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"I dedicate this Award - Bajani said after his victory - to books, to literature against simplification. We are in a moment of great widespread violence, and violence is often responded to with simplification. Books can restore the complexity of things , and I believe that this is what we need". This was said by Andrea Bajani, winner of the Strega Prize, on the sidelines of the ceremony at the Ninfeo di Villa Giulia. "I want my books to reach places where they normally don't reach: in the homes of those who think that literature is not for them, of those who only look for confirmation of their ideas in books. I hope instead that readers will also face taboos, such as the one rooted in our culture whereby some men believe they can command by gender rights: a clear message must reach them, because a change must start from them", continued Bajani.

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