Bagutta Prize
1 appearances
Andrea Bajani
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Andrea Bajani
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-08-16 （Rome）
- Nationality
- Italian
- Languages
- Italian
- Residence History
- Rome
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Journalist
- Active Years
- 2000-2025
- Affiliations
- Scuola Holden, Bollati Boringhieri
- Influenced By
- Antonio Tabucchi
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Super Mondello Prize | Se consideri le colpe | — | Mondello Prize | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Brancati Prize | Se consideri le colpe | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Recanati Prize | Se consideri le colpe | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Lo Straniero Prize | Se consideri le colpe | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Bagutta Prize | Ogni promessa | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Settembrini Prize | La vita non è in ordine alfabetico | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Strega Prize | L’anniversario | — | — | 受賞 |
Super Mondello Prize
2007
Work:
Se consideri le colpe
Organization:
Mondello Prize
Result:
受賞
Brancati Prize
2007
Work:
Se consideri le colpe
Result:
受賞
Recanati Prize
2007
Work:
Se consideri le colpe
Result:
受賞
Lo Straniero Prize
2007
Work:
Se consideri le colpe
Result:
受賞
Bagutta Prize
2010
Work:
Ogni promessa
Result:
受賞
Settembrini Prize
2014
Work:
La vita non è in ordine alfabetico
Result:
受賞
Strega Prize
2025
Work:
L’anniversario
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Strega Prize (Premio Strega)
1 appearances
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Edition 79 (2025) Winner
Works
Major Works
Se consideri le colpe
2007 Literary realismSet between Italy and Romania, it follows Lorenzo striving to come to terms with his estranged mother.
familymemorysin
Translations
- If You Kept a Record of Sins
Ogni promessa
2010 Literary realismHalf love story, half exploration of memory, from Sara and Pietro's infertility to WWII ghosts.
lovememorywar
Translations
- Every Promise
Un bene al mondo
2016 Magic realismTale of a boy and his pain, between fairy tales and magic realism.
paininnocencereality
Adaptations
- [Film]
Translations
- One Good Thing in the World
L’anniversario
2025 Literary realismA son who cut contact with parents for ten years, portrait of the mother.
familymotherestrangement
Bibliography
- Cordiali saluti
- Mi spezzo ma non m'impiego
- Se consideri le colpe
- Domani niente scuola
- Ogni promessa
- Mi riconosci
- La vita non è in ordine alfabetico
- Un bene al mondo
- Il libro delle case
- L’anniversario
Translations by Author
- sono un assassino
- Clima di paura
- Il piccolo principe
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetic proseSimple, cadenced rhythmBlend of poetry and prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Family relationshipsMemoryHomesLoss
Legacy
Solidifying his reputation as one of Italy’s leading contemporary writers.
Quotes
-
I read this book with an excitement that Italian literature hasn't made me feel in ages.
Source: Antonio Tabucchi (2007) -
Bajani is a true original. His prose is possessed of the simple, cadenced rhythm I associate with fairy tales.
Source: Michael Cunningham (2016)
Trivia
- Taught Creative Writing at Scuola Holden.
- Regularly contributes to La Repubblica.