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Michele Mari wins Strega Prize with 'The Stone Guests'

Michele Mari wins 80th Strega Prize with ‘I Convitati di Pietra’

July 10, 2026July 10, 2026Deborah CaterLeave a Comment

Michele Mari won the 2026 Strega Prize, Italy’s most prestigious literary award, with his novel I Convitati di Pietra (The Stone Guests) at a ceremony in Rome’s Piazza del Campidoglio on Wednesday. Votes cast by the prize’s jury of more than 600 members of the cultural world were counted live.