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Michele Mari wins Premio Strega 2026

From ANSA · () Italian

Translated from Italian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Michele Mari has won the prestigious Premio Strega 2026 for his novel 'I convitati di pietra' (The Stone Guests).
  • Mari's novel secured 190 votes, surpassing Matteo Nucci's 'Platone. Una storia d'amore' (Plato. A Love Story) which received 152 votes.
  • A total of 643 votes were cast, representing 80.4% of eligible voters, with Andrea Bajani, the 2024 winner, presiding over the jury.

Michele Mari has claimed the coveted Premio Strega 2026, Italy's most prestigious literary award, for his novel "I convitati di pietra" (The Stone Guests), published by Einaudi.

The winning novel garnered 190 votes from the jury. Trailing in second place was Matteo Nucci for his work "Platone. Una storia d'amore" (Plato. A Love Story), published by Feltrinelli, which received 152 votes. Bianca Pitzorno secured third place with "La sonnambula" (The Sleepwalker) from Bompiani, earning 84 votes.

Other finalists included Alcide Pierantozzi with "Lo sbilico" (The Tipping Point) from Einaudi in fourth place (78 votes), Teresa Ciabatti with "Donnaregina" from Mondadori in fifth (75 votes), and Elena Rui with "Vedove di Camus" (Widows of Camus) from L'Orma in sixth (64 votes).

The total number of votes cast was 643, representing 80.4% of those eligible to vote. Andrea Bajani, the winner of the 2024 Premio Strega, presided over the jury for this year's ceremony.

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