# Every winner of Italy's Strega Prize from 1947 to 1989

The Strega Prize was founded in Rome in 1947 by Maria Bellonci and Guido Alberti, maker of the Strega liqueur. The first winner was Ennio Flaiano with "A Time to Kill"; then came Pavese, Moravia, Tomasi di Lampedusa, Natalia Ginzburg, Primo Levi and Umberto Eco. All the winning books up to 1989.

- 66 votes · 43 items
- Jan 9, 2025 · F. Rossetti
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## Top 43

1. **Tempo di uccidere – Ennio Flaiano** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1947. Published by Longanesi.
2. **Villa Tarantola – Vincenzo Cardarelli** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1948. Published by Edizioni della Meridiana.
3. **L'amante fedele – Massimo Bontempelli** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Strega Prize 1953. Published by Mondadori.
4. **Il clandestino – Mario Tobino** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Strega Prize 1962. Published by Mondadori.
5. **La bella estate – Cesare Pavese** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1950. Published by Einaudi.
6. **Le lettere da Capri – Mario Soldati** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1954. Published by Garzanti.
7. **La morte del fiume – Guglielmo Petroni** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1974. Published by Mondadori.
8. **I racconti 1927-1951 – Alberto Moravia** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Strega Prize 1952. Published by Bompiani.
9. **Un gatto attraversa la strada – Giovanni Comisso** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1955. Published by Mondadori.
10. **La ragazza di Bube – Carlo Cassola** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1960. Published by Einaudi.
11. **Una spirale di nebbia – Michele Prisco** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1966. Published by Rizzoli.
12. **Le parole tra noi leggere – Lalla Romano** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1969. Published by Einaudi.
13. **A caso – Tommaso Landolfi** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1975. Published by Rizzoli.
14. **Le quattro ragazze Wieselberger – Fausta Cialente** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1976. Published by Mondadori.
15. **L'armata dei fiumi perduti – Carlo Sgorlon** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1985. Published by Mondadori.
16. **Cinque storie ferraresi – Giorgio Bassani** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — Strega Prize 1956. Published by Einaudi.
17. **La memoria – Giovanni Battista Angioletti** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1949. Published by Bompiani.
18. **Sessanta racconti – Dino Buzzati** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1958. Published by Mondadori.
19. **Ferito a morte – Raffaele La Capria** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1961. Published by Bompiani.
20. **Lessico famigliare – Natalia Ginzburg** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1963. Published by Einaudi.
21. **L'ombra delle colline – Giovanni Arpino** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1964. Published by Mondadori.
22. **Poveri e semplici – Anna Maria Ortese** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1967. Published by Vallecchi.
23. **La miglior vita – Fulvio Tomizza** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1977. Published by Rizzoli.
24. **Sillabario n. 2 – Goffredo Parise** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1982. Published by Mondadori.
25. **Allegri, gioventù – Manlio Cancogni** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Strega Prize 1973. Published by Rizzoli.
26. **L'isola di Arturo – Elsa Morante** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1957. Published by Einaudi.
27. **Il Gattopardo – Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1959. Published by Feltrinelli.
28. **La macchina mondiale – Paolo Volponi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1965. Published by Garzanti.
29. **L'occhio del gatto – Alberto Bevilacqua** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1968. Published by Rizzoli.
30. **La spiaggia d'oro – Raffaello Brignetti** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1971. Published by Rizzoli.
31. **Paese d'ombre – Giuseppe Dessì** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1972. Published by Mondadori.
32. **La chiave a stella – Primo Levi** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1979. Published by Einaudi.
33. **La vita ingenua – Vittorio Gorresio** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1980. Published by Rizzoli.
34. **Il nome della rosa – Umberto Eco** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1981. Published by Bompiani.
35. **Il Natale del 1833 – Mario Pomilio** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1983. Published by Rusconi.
36. **Tolstoj – Pietro Citati** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1984. Published by Longanesi.
37. **Rinascimento privato – Maria Bellonci** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1986. Published by Mondadori.
38. **Le isole del paradiso – Stanislao Nievo** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1987. Published by Mondadori.
39. **Le menzogne della notte – Gesualdo Bufalino** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1988. Published by Bompiani.
40. **La grande sera – Giuseppe Pontiggia** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — Strega Prize 1989. Published by Mondadori.
41. **Quasi una vita – Corrado Alvaro** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Strega Prize 1951. Published by Bompiani.
42. **Un altare per la madre – Ferdinando Camon** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Strega Prize 1978. Published by Garzanti.
43. **Le stelle fredde – Guido Piovene** (-2 · ▲0 ▼2) — Strega Prize 1970. Published by Mondadori.

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