The Premio Napoli is an award for
Italian culture
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and
language
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, organized by the Fondazione Napoli. The award was established in
1954
Events
January
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* January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting.
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and is given annually. The Foundation is headquartered at the
Royal Palace
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Africa
* Abdin Palace, Cairo
* Al-Gawhara Palace, Cairo
* Koubbeh Palace, Cairo
* Tahra Palace, Cairo
* Menelik Palace
* Jubilee Palace
* Guenete Leul Palace
* Imperial Palace- Massa ...
in
Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
.
History
The Foundation, a non-profit public entity, was established as a Moral Entity by decree of the President of the Republic no. 900 of June 5, 1961: its board of directors includes the Municipality of Naples, the Province of Naples, the Campania Region, and the Chamber of Commerce of Naples.
Initially and for many years (1954–2002), the award was given to an Italian narrative work.
From 2003 to 2006, the award had four winning sections: Italian narrative, foreign narrative, international non-fiction, and poetry.
For each section, a trio of winners was selected, and then a ''Super Winner'' was designated.
In 2007, the four categories and the trio-winning formula were maintained, but the final designation became ''Book of the Year''.
From 2008 to 2011, the sections were two: Italian literature and foreign literatures.
From 2012 to 2016, the Prize was called the ''Premio Napoli for Italian language and culture'', and it was awarded to numerous books in the first year, and later to literary personalities for their body of work.
Since 2017, there have been three sections: narrative, non-fiction, and poetry. The trios selected by the Technical Jury produce one winner each.
Presidents
The following have been appointed as presidents of the Fondazione Napoli:
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Achille Lauro
Achille Lauro (; 16 June 1887 – 15 November 1982) was an Italian businessman and politician. He is widely considered one of the main precursors of modern populism in Italian politics. He was nicknamed by his supporters ''Il Comandante'' ("The ...
(1954–1955)
* Antonio Limongelli (1955–1957)
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Ernesto Pontieri (1958–1961)
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Giuseppe Tesauro
Giuseppe Tesauro (15 November 1942 – 7 July 2021) was an Italian jurist. He served as Advocate General at the European Court of Justice from 1988 until 1998. Tesauro was President of the Italian Competition Authority between 1998 and 2005. ...
(1961–1962)
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Vincenzo Maria Palmieri (1962–1965)
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Ferdinando Clemente di San Luca (1965–1980)
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Antonio Ghirelli (1980–1990)
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Sergio Zavoli (1991–2002)
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Ermanno Rea
Ermanno Rea (28 July 1927 – 13 September 2016) was an Italian novelist, essayist and journalist.
Life and career
Rea was born in Naples. During World War II, he was a partisan of the Garibaldi Brigade "Gino Menconi". After the war, he starte ...
(2002–2007)
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Silvio Perrella (2007–2012)
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Gabriele Frasca (2012–2016)
* Domenico Ciruzzi (2016–2021)
* Gaetano Manfredi (2021–2023)
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Maurizio de Giovanni (from April 4, 2023, to present)
Juries
Since 2003, a technical jury selects the writings for each section, which are then submitted to a popular jury. Previously, the popular jury formula was used. The technical jury consists of the current president and a panel of jurors chosen from writers, university professors, journalists, magistrates, and other personalities. The juries have an annual term.
References
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Italian literary awards
Italian awards