đź“š SuperBook: Italy’s Award-Winning Authors Compete in New York – Day 3.
Join us to meet Anna Mallamo and Diego De Silva (5:00 PM); Teresa Ciabatti (6:30 PM).
Conceived by the Istituto Italiano di Cultura di New York, directed by Claudio Pagliara, SuperBook – the “Prize of Prizes” is a new initiative by the Institute that, inspired by the Super Bowl model, aims to promote Italian literature in the United States.
Eight Italian authors, winners of the main Italian literary prizes of 2025, will travel to New York to present their books and compete for the first SuperBook title. The public is invited to take part in a series of special events, featuring readings and conversations with readers, critics, translators, and publishers.
By mid-September, a jury with strong ties to the United States will select the book with the greatest potential for the American market. The winning work will receive $10,000 to support its translation and promotion in English.
At 16:30
Anna Mallamo, Col buio me la vedo io (Einaudi, 2025): In 1980s Southern Italy, a high school student kidnaps a classmate for complex reasons that reveal much about the context of the time, as lovesick teenagers navigate an unstable, violent world of adulthood. Winner of the 2025 Super Mondello Prize.
Diego De Silva, I titoli di coda di una vita insieme (Einaudi, 2024): A couple on the verge of divorce return to their shared home to reflect on it all. Winner of the 2025 Viareggio-Rèpaci Prize for Fiction.
At 18:30
Teresa Ciabatti, Donnaregina (Mondadori, 2025): In Naples, an entertainment journalist is sent to interview an accused gangster, and the two soon find unexpected common ground. Winner of the 2025 Mondello Prize for Best Italian Book and the 2025 BPER Women Writers Prize for Best Story
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