The Strega European Prize ( it, Premio Strega Europeo) is an annual

literary award A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Ma ...

given to a novel in Italian translation by a European author who has received national recognition in their home country. Established in 2014, it is administered—like the prestigious

Strega Prize The Strega Prize ( it, Premio Strega ) is the most prestigious Italian literary award. It has been awarded annually since 1947 for the best work of prose fiction written in the Italian language by an author of any nationality and first published ...

for Italian literature—by the Maria and Goffredo Bellonci Foundation.

Winners

* 2014 –

Marcos Giralt Torrente Marcos Giralt Torrente (born 1968) is a Spanish writer. Born in Madrid, he studied philosophy at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. His first book, a collection of short stories called ''Entiéndame'', appeared in 1995. Since then, he has publ ...

, ''Il tempo della vita'' (Tiempo de vida), translated from Spanish by Pierpaolo Marchetti * 2015 –

Katja Petrowskaja Katja Petrowskaja (russian: link=no, Екатерина Мироновна Петровськая, uk, Катерина Миронівна Петровська; born 3 February 1970) is a Kiev born German prose writer and journalist. Biogra ...

, ''Forse Esther'' (Vielleicht Esther), translated from German by Ada Vigliani * 2016 –

Annie Ernaux Annie Thérèse Blanche Ernaux (; born 1 September 1940) is a French writer, professor of literature and Nobel laureate. Her literary work, mostly autobiographical, maintains close links with sociology. Ernaux was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize ...

, ''Gli anni'' ( Les années), translated from French by Lorenzo Flabbi * 2017 –

Jenny Erpenbeck Jenny Erpenbeck (born 12 March 1967) is a German writer and opera director, recipient of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. Life Born in East Berlin, Erpenbeck is the daughter of the physicist, philosopher and writer John Erpenbeck and th ...

, ''Voci del verbo andare'' (Gehen, ging, gegangen), translated from German by Ada Vigliani * 2018 –

Fernando Aramburu Fernando Aramburu ( San Sebastián, 1959) is a Spanish writer. Career He graduated in Spanish Philology from University of Zaragoza and has been living and working as a lecturer in Spanish language in Germany since 1985. His 2006 novel ''Fuego ...

, ''Patria'', translated from Spanish by Bruno Arpaia * 2019 –

David Diop David Mandessi Diop (9 July 1927 – 29 August 1960) was a French West African poet known for his contribution to the Négritude literary movement. His work reflects his anti-colonial stance. Biography Diop started writing poems while he wa ...

for ''Fratelli d’anima'' * 2020 –

Judith Schalansky Judith Schalansky (born 20 September 1980) is a German writer, book designer and publisher. Work Her book '' Atlas of Remote Islands'' won first prize in the Stiftung Buchkunst's The Most Beautiful German Books competition (German: Die schö ...

for ''Inventario di alcune cose perdute'' * 2021 – Georgi Gospodinov for ''Cronorifugio'' * 2022 – Mikhail Shishkin for ''Punto di Fuga'' and Amelie Nothomb for ''Primo sangue''

References

Italian literary awards 2014 establishments in Italy Awards established in 2014 Fiction awards Translation awards {{lit-award-stub