The Stresa Prize ( ) is a literary award prize founded in 1976 by a group of intellectuals, including Mario Bonfantini, Mario Soldati, Gianfranco Lazzaro, Franco Esposito and Piero Chiara. In the early years, the jury also included writers and intellectuals such as Carlo Bo, Giovanni Spadolini, Giorgio Barberi Squarotti and Primo Levi. It is reserved for works in Italian published in Italy and Switzerland.
History
It did not take place from 1985 until 1995 when it was taken over by the Pro Loco Tourist Association of Stresa, which takes care until today.
Selection process
The selection is made by a jury of critics who choose 5 finalist books which are also voted on in the final vote by a jury of readers.
Winners
1976: Gianfranco Lazzaro 1977: Eugenio Travaini 1978: Marise Ferro 1980: Carlo Della Corte 1981: Virginia Galante Garrone 1983: Davide Lajolo 1984: Giorgio De Simone 1995: Duilio Pallottelli 1996: Enrico Fovanna 1997: Dante Maffia 1998: Guido Conti 1999: Maurizio Maggiani 2000: Alberto Bevilacqua 2001: Roberto Pazzi 2002: Diego Marani 2003: Simonetta Agnello Hornby 2004: Antonia Arslan 2005: Maurizio Cucchi 2006: Marco Santagata 2007: Paolo Rumiz 2008: Andrea Fazioli 2009: Giuseppe Conte 2010: Francesco Carofiglio 2011: Bruno Arpaia 2012: Francesca Melandri 2013: Lidia Ravera 2014: Valentina D'Urbano 2015: Lorenzo Marone 2016: Carmine Abate 2017: Domenico Dara 2018: Carolina Orlandi 2019: Elena Loewenthal 2020: Melania Mazzucco 2021: Giosuè Calaciura 2022: Fabio Stassi 2023: Matteo B. Bianchi 2024: Federica Manzon 2025: Antonio Albanese
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