AND‘was selected today in Padua, in the Aula Magna of Palazzo del Bo, The finalist of the sixty -three edition of the CamPiello literary prize, Promoted by the Il Campiello Foundation and from Confindustria Veneto.
Among the 81 titles in competition, the jury of the literati, chaired for the first time by Giorgio Zanchini, Rai journalist and essayist, has decided that to compete for the coveted literary recognition will be Wanda Marasco with From behind this world (Neri Pozza, 7 votes)Monica Pareschi with Inverness (Polidoro, 6 votes)Fabio Stassi with Bebelplatz (Sellerio Editore, 6 votes), Marco Belpoliti with North north (Giulio Einaudi Editore, 6 votes) and Alberto Prunetti with Troncamacchioni (Giangiacomo Feltrinelli Editore, 6 votes).
Compassion (Einaudi) wins the Campiello Prime Opera Prima
During the ceremony the jury announced the winner of Campiello Prize operates first, A recognition that since 2004 has rewarded authors and authors to their literary debut. The prize was awarded to Antonio Galetta, author of Compassion (Giulio Einaudi Editore).
Cover image of the winner book of Campiello opera first. Source einaudi.it
The cohesion of the narrative structure, albeit non -linear, and the use of the language fall within the reasons for the choice: “Pietà, narrative debut of Antonio Galetta, imposes himself on the quality of writing and the originality of the construction. Set in a tiny and imaginary country of southern Italy, the text becomes representation, at the same time ironic and dramatic, of a much wider human universe. The adoption of us as a narrative voice allows to observe the community from within. The chorus of the novel, however, does not exclude the critical detachment towards a degeneration of the public discourse that values the restricted boundaries of the town “says the jury’s judgment.
The summer tour and the proclamation (in September) of the winner
This was chosen this morning in Padua, in the Aula Magna of Palazzo del Bo, the Finalist Cinquina of the 63/A edition of the Literary Prize Campiello, promoted by Confindustria Veneto. To contend for the victory will be ‘from behind this world’ by Wanda Marasco (Neri Pozza); ‘Bebelplatz’ by Fabio Stassi (Sellerio); ‘Inverness’ by Monica Pareschi (Polidoro); ‘North North’ by Marco Belpoliti (Einaudi); ‘Troncamacchioni’ by Alberto Prunetti (Feltrinelli). The cinquina emerged at the end of the votes of the jury of the writers, chaired for the first year by Giorgio Zanchini. ANSA/Press Office
After the summer tour around Italy (among the stages there are Rome, Civitavecchia, Vicenza, Trento, Brindisi and Bisceglie), The winner will be proclaimed on Saturday 13 September at the La Fenice Theater in Venice, with the unquestionable decision of the jury of the three hundred anonymous readers.
A few gems that not everyone knows: the jurors are selected throughout the national territory, change every year and their names remain secret until the final evening. It is possible to be part of the jury of readers only once in life.
The two authors in the cinquina
The two writers selected Wanda Marasca with From behind this Mondoor (Neri Pozza) and Monica Pareschi with Inverness (Polidoro).
The authors together with their volumes selected for the Cinquina of the Campiello 2025 prize. From left: Fabio Stassi with “Bebelplatz”, Monica Pareschi with “Inverness”, Marco Belicciti with “North North”, Wanda Marasco with “From behind this world” and Alberto Prunetti with “Troncamacchioni”. On the right Antonio Galetta, author of “Pietà”. ANSA/Press Office
Monica Pareschi is the author of Is glass this airItalic Pequod, 2014. It translates narrative for the major Italian publishing houses. He translated and treated, among the Al-Tri, Thomas Hardy, Charlotte and Emily Brontë, Shirley Jackson, Doris Lessing, James Ballard, Bernard Malamud, Paul Auster, in 2020, for his translation of Wuthering Heightswon the Von Rezzori International Prize and the Literary Prize and, in 2023, the Capalbio Foundation Prize for the translation of Little things from nothing by Claire Keegan. He teaches literary translation at the Catholic University.
Wanda Marasco She was born in Naples, where she lives. He received the Bagutta Opera Prime for the novel The childhood archer (Manni 2003) and the Montale Prize for Poetry with the collection Voc and a little (Campanotto 1997). His texts were translated into English, Spanish, German and Greek. The genius of abandonment (Neri Pozza 2015) was selected for the 2015 Strega Prize and staged by the Teatro Stabile of Naples for the direction of Claudio Di Palma. In 2017, always for Neri Pozza, the novel came out The company of fake soulsarrived finalist at the Strega Prize.
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