It had to be the year of women or, at least so they said in the ballot that had led to the identification of the five finalists. Instead, to get the better of the Witch Prize 2021 has been Emanuele Trevi with a book, Two lives, published by Neri Pozza, able to tell in a sweet and brilliant way the life of two of his dear friends, Rocco Carbone, the impetuous “who spoiled his blood for futile reasons”, and Pia Pera, Mary Poppins who “did not tolerate that the slightest hint of bad faith could be attributed to it. “
In the evocative setting of the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome, Trevi wins the prize thanks to 187 votes, followed by Donatella Di Pietrantonio (Borgo Sud, published by Einaudi), by Edith Bruck (The lost bread, published by La Nave di Teseo and winner of the Strega Giovani), by Giulia Caminito (The lake water is never sweet, published by Bompiani), and, finally, by Andrea Bajani (The book of houses, Feltrinelli).
Emanuele Trevi wins the #AwardStrega2021 pic.twitter.com/mhpCe5yyKQ
– PremioStrega (@PremioStrega) July 8, 2021
“I dedicate it to my mother who passed away during this hellish period of human history who would have enjoyed seeing me on television. And then to a friend, Lorenzo Capellini, who is in a difficult moment and was close to me until a few days ago, in the midst of this adventure “said Emanuele Trevi who, to tell the truth, winning the Strega Prize had already come close in 2012 with Something written (Ponte alle Grazie). Romano, born in 1964, Trevi wrote, among others, The dogs of nowhere (Einaudi, 2003) and The book of perpetual joy (Rizzoli, 2010): at the Premio Strega 2021, after the exclusion of Teresa Ciabatti with It looked like beauty (Mondadori), was immediately given as the favorite and the final outcome did not betray the prediction.
“I was interested in seeing these two friends of mine in an aspect of artistic realization and in a previous aspect of complete uncertainty of the future”.
“Two Lives” by #emanueletrevi #AwardStrega2021 now on #Rai3 → https://t.co/IjnAzx5aYB@premiostrega @fondbellonci pic.twitter.com/NmwQUQQy6i
– Rai3 (@RaiTre) July 8, 2021
To dictate the rhythm of the evening, aired in the late evening on Raitre, it was, then, an extraordinary one Geppi Cucciari which held the ranks of an event destined to somehow break the dusty seriousness that, often and willingly, is associated with the world of Italian publishing. Aware of how seriously the literary elite takes itself, especially when it lazily faces a medium as “vulgar” as television, Cucciari wasted no time and, from start to finish, he built a show in which he tried to provoke a reaction in those who tried in every way to give themselves an attitude and to appear emotionally detached, more careful to look for the right words so as not to disfigure than to enjoy the evening by taking it as it is. We don’t know if the organizers and editors were happy with this fresh and even a little provocative approach, but for sure the spectators will remember this final as one of the most carefree in recent years, and it took a bit.
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