The Mondello Prize (Italian: Premio Mondello or Premio letterario internazionale Mondello Città di Palermo) is an Italian literary award established in 1975.
History
editThe award was founded by a group of Palermo intellectuals and academics, and was first directed by the magistrate Francesco Lentini until his death in 2000.[1][2] Since it is organized by a cultural foundation, Fondazione Sicilia.[1]
Since 2012 the award has a partnership with the Turin International Book Fair.[1] The same year it established an award for young writers, the Mondello Giovani Award.[1][3]
Winners include Milan Kundera in 1979,[4] or Cees Nooteboom in 2017.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Mondello, Premio". Enciclopedia Treccani (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Mondello Literary prize". Who's who in Italy. Who's Who in Italy S.r.l. 2001. ISBN 978-88-85246-44-7.
- ^ Mariateresa, Conti (12 November 2010). "Il premio Mondello apre ai più giovani: nuova sezione dedicata agli under 30". Il Giornale (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ Kuhlman, Martha (2001). "Images of the Crowd in Milan Kundera's Novels: From Communist Prague to Postmodern France". The Comparatist. 25: 92. ISSN 0195-7678. JSTOR 44367083.
- ^ "Nooteboom wins Mondello Prize". Nederlands Letterenfonds. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
Further reading
edit- Deidier, Roberto (2004). Atlante Premio Mondello 1975–2004 (in Italian). Lombardi. ISBN 978-88-7260-149-5.
External links
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