Mondello Prize Explained

The Mondello Prize (Italian: Premio Mondello or Premio letterario internazionale Mondello Città di Palermo) is an Italian literary award established in 1975.

History

The 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] Since it is organized by a cultural foundation, .[2]

Since 2012 the award has a partnership with the Turin International Book Fair. The same year it established an award for young writers, the Mondello Giovani Award.[3]

Winners include Milan Kundera in 1979,[4] or Cees Nooteboom in 2017.[5]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Who's who in Italy . 2001 . Who's Who in Italy S.r.l. . 978-88-85246-44-7 . en . Mondello Literary prize.
  2. Web site: Mondello, Premio . . Treccani . 9 February 2022 . it-IT.
  3. News: Mariateresa . Conti . Il premio Mondello apre ai più giovani: nuova sezione dedicata agli under 30 . 9 February 2022 . . 12 November 2010 . it.
  4. Kuhlman . Martha . 2001 . Images of the Crowd in Milan Kundera's Novels: From Communist Prague to Postmodern France . The Comparatist . 25 . 92 . 44367083 . 0195-7678.
  5. News: Nooteboom wins Mondello Prize. Nederlands Letterenfonds. 19 April 2017. 28 September 2022.

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