Strega Prize 2024: here are the 12 finalists

Strega Award of the year 2024, the dozen is served. It will be a challenge between big names, from Chiara Valerio to Donatella Di Pietrantonio to Paolo Di Paolo. In the near future, however, controversy is expected for excellent failures: out Michela Marzano And Fabio Genovesi. Melania Mazzuccoleading the selection committee, confessed that the selection was very tough and that at least 40 candidates were discussed at length.

Between 82 works proposed this year by the Friends of Sunday, the steering committee of the award – composed of Pietro Abate, Giuseppe D'Avino, Valeria Della Valle, Alberto Foschini, Paolo Giordano, Dacia Maraini, Melania G. Mazzucco, Gabriele Pedullà, Stefano Petrocchi, Marino Sinibaldi And Giovanni Solimine – therefore chose these titles. While waiting for the Cinquina, scheduled for June 5th at the Roman Theater of Benevento.

Sonia Aggio, In the emperor's room (Fazi), proposed by Simona Cives.

Adrian N. Well done, Adelaida (Nutriments), proposed by Romana Petri.

Paolo Di Paolo, Novel without humans (Feltrinelli), proposed by Gianni Amelio.

Donatella Di Pietrantonio, The fragile age (Einaudi), proposed by Vittorio Lingiardi.

Tommaso Giartosio, Autobiogrammatics (minimum fax), proposed by Emanuele Trevi.

Antonella Lattanzi, Things that aren't told (Einaudi), proposed by Valeria Parrella.

Valentina Mira, On the same side you will find me (SEM), proposed by Franco Di Mare.

Melissa Panarello, History of my money (Bompiani), proposed by Nadia Terranova.

Daniele Rielli, The invisible fire. Human story of a natural disaster (Rizzoli), proposed by Antonio Pascale.

Raffaella Romagnolo, Fixing the universe (Mondadori), proposed by Lia Levi.

Chiara Valerio, Who says and who is silent (Sellerio), proposed by Matteo Motolese.

Dario Voltolini, Winter (The ship of Theseus), proposed by Sandro Veronesi.