Nicola Lagioia (born 1973) is an Italian writer.
Born in
Bari, Lagioia debuted as a novelist in 2001 with ''Tre sistemi per sbarazzarsi di Tolstoj (senza risparmiare se stessi)''.
With his novel ''Riportando tutto a casa'' he won several awards, including the 2010
Viareggio Prize.
In 2013 and in 2014 he was among the film selectors of the Venice International Film Festival. In 2015 he won the
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 ...
with the novel ''La ferocia'' (a.k.a. "''The ferocity''").
References
1973 births
Living people
People from Bari
21st-century Italian novelists
Strega Prize winners
Viareggio Prize winners
Italian male novelists
21st-century Italian male writers
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