Zerilli-Marimò Prize for Italian Fiction
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The Zerilli-Marimò Prize for Italian Fiction is an Italian American
literary award funded by Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò. The award winning book is selected as being especially worthy of the attention of readers in North America and the English-speaking world. The prize is sponsored by various organizations, among which New York University
, Harvard University
, and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The jury consists of 70 members who are fluent in Italian
, but of non-European nationality.
Italian American
An Italian American , is an American of Italian ancestry. The designation may also refer to someone possessing Italian and American dual citizenship...
literary award funded by Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò. The award winning book is selected as being especially worthy of the attention of readers in North America and the English-speaking world. The prize is sponsored by various organizations, among which New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
, Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The jury consists of 70 members who are fluent in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, but of non-European nationality.
Winners of the award
- 1998 - Gianni CelatiGianni CelatiGianni Celati is an Italian writer, translator and literary critic.- Biography :Gianni Celati was born in Sondrio, but spent his infancy and adolescence in the province of Ferrara...
: Avventure in Africa - 1999 - Marcello Fois: Sempre caro
- 2000 - Giorgio van StratenGiorgio van StratenGiorgio van Straten is an Italian writer, editor, translator and manager of arts organizations. In 2000 he was awarded the Grand Official Order of Merit of the Italian Republic...
: Il mio nome a memoria - 2001 - Roberto PazziRoberto PazziRoberto Pazzi is an award winning Italian novelist and poet. His works have been translated into eighteen languages....
: Conclave - 2002 - Alessandra Lavagnino: Le bibliotecarie di Alessandria
- 2003 - Silvia Bonucci: Voci d'un tempo
- 2006 - Valeria ParrellaValeria ParrellaValeria Parrella is an Italian stage actress and short story writer. She was born in Torre del Greco in the Province of Naples. In 2003 she published the volume of short stories 'Mosca più balena' for which she was awarded the Premio Campiello in 2004 for the best debut...
: Per grazia ricevuta - 2008 - Milena Agus: Mal di pietre
- 2010 - Helena Janeczek: Le rondini di Montecassino
External links
Official website Zerilli-Marimò Prize pages at City of RomeRome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...