Strega Award, Mario Desiati jumps to the head on the second ballot

In the five with Veronica Raimo, Marco Amerighi, Alessandra Carati, Alessandro Bertante On the second ballot for the selection of the five of the Strega Prize Mario Desiati jumps to the head with “Spatriati” (Einaudi). Reversed the ranking of the first ballot which saw Veronica Raimo in the lead with “Niente di vero” (Einaudi) followed by Marco Amerighi, Alessandra Carati, Alessandro Bertante and Mario Desiati. Raimo yesterday received the Strega Giovani Award. The writer Emanuele Trevi, winner of the 2021 Strega Prize with the book “Two Lives” (Neri Pozza), presides over the polling station for the sixth edition of the LXXVI edition.