In Venice – May 23 – the award ceremony
Two works that tell the sea in all its nuances, from the intimate memory to the great history of coastal cities, have won the second edition of Pages of lovingthe literary review born in 2024 to promote the culture of the sea as a common good and economic resource. To triumph were Lorenza Stroppa with What the sea tells me for the narrative section, ed Egidio Ivetic together with Luigi Mascilli Migliorini with The fate of the sea – Naples and Venice For non -fiction.
The award ceremony will be held in VeniceFriday 23 May, in the suggestive setting of the Marciana National Library. To present the event will be the conductor and actor Beppe Convertini.
The sea that saves and the sea that destroys
The novel by Lorenza Stroppa, published by Bottega Errante, is a work set between the coasts of England and Brittany, but was born from the inspiration of the Venetian sea so dear to the author. What the sea tells me It is a profound family story, which digs into memory and in feelings of guilt, with the sea to act as a silent and omnipresent protagonist: “What he kills and what he saves, the one with which to test himself and what peaceful, amniotic liquid of humanity.”
Two cities, a marine destiny
On the essay, The fate of the sea (Il Mulino), written four hands by Egidio Ivetic and Luigi Mascilli Migliorini, is a fascinating journey into the history of Naples and Venice, two cities whose link with the sea is inseparable. The book tells how the sea forged their identities, shaped the cultures, fueled the economy and projected these cities in the future: “Two cities that are born, grow and live with the sea from which they draw life, culture, history, and perhaps future.”
Special mentions: the wealth of marine literature
Next to the winners, the jury wanted to confer special mentions to works that have distinguished themselves for originality and depth. For non -fiction, awards a On the high seas Of Danilo Zagaria And Ports and mafias Of Marco Antonelli; for narrative, a The masters of the sea Of Bianca Fenzia And Capturing rays of wind and breath of sunshine Of Isabella Lanzafame.
An exceptional jury
To lead the selection it was Simonetta Bartolinipresident of the jury, full professor of contemporary Italian literature at the University of International Studies of Rome, as well as a member of the Superior Council of Cultural and Landscape Heritage and of the prestigious committee of Friends of Sunday of the Strega Prize. With her, on the jury, too Massimo OsannaGeneral Manager of the Museums of the Ministry of Culture, e Giuseppe SchivardiAdmiral of the Italian Navy.
