Ada d’Adamo with the novel “Come d’aria” (Elliot), who died on April 1st at the age of 55, is the winner of the tenth edition of the Premio Strega Giovani. The winner was announced by Stefano Petrocchi, Director of the Bellonci Foundation, during the event moderated by Loredana Lipperini, held at the Mann – National Archaeological Museum of Naples, chaired by Paolo Giulierini. Giovanna Sonnino and Giuseppe Tantillo, actors from the “Mare fuori” series, as well as producer Michele Zatta were there and lent their voices to some excerpts from the candidate books.
It was Andrea D’Angelo, Vice President of Strega Alberti, who presented the award to Alfredo Favi, husband of the late writer. Ada d’Adamo’s was the most chosen book by a jury of girls and boys aged between 16 and 18 from 91 secondary schools in Italy and abroad, with 83 preferences out of 503 expressed. Second and third place went to Rosella Postorino, author of “I limit yourself to love you” (Feltrinelli), with 64 votes, and Carmen Verde, author of “Minimum unhappiness” (Neri Pozza), with 60 votes. The three books receive a valid vote for the nomination of finalists for the Strega Prize.
The vote for the Cinquina will take place today, Wednesday 7th June, at the Roman Theater of Benevento, where the author candidates will again present themselves in homage to the city of the historic sponsor who has given his name to the noble prize since its inception, the Strega liqueur Alberti. The ceremony begins at 6.30 p.m., led by Stefano Coletta and directed by Renato Giordano. The event can be seen live streaming on Rai Play.
During the event, the Leggiamoci 2023 Fiction for Future prize was also awarded ex aequo to the following students: Irene D’Onghia for the graphic history “Siamo a casa, Paul”; Anita Elsa Carosi, for the narrative text “My Story”; Flavia Nastro for the graphic story “La natura digital”.
The winners will receive a cash prize from Bper Banca and a handmade wooden pen from Sygla; They will also take part in the joint writing of the herbarium for the city of the future, a guide created by the cultural transformation association Riverrun Hub, and in the workshop of the 42-degree “Sustainable Ideas” festival organized by the Vecchie Segherie Mastrototaro bookstore in Bisceglie.