The Strega Prize winners of the 1990s
The top 3 according to 0 votes from people: The Chimera — Sebastiano Vassalli · La strada per Roma — Paolo Volponi · Nottetempo, casa per casa — Vincenzo Consolo. (Updated Aug 11, 2026.)
The ten books that won the Strega Prize from 1990 to 1999.
Automatically translated (original in Italiano). See the original
Top 10
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1
The Chimera — Sebastiano Vassalli
1990. A young woman accused of witchcraft in 17th-century Lombardy.
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La strada per Roma — Paolo Volponi
1991. A young man from Urbino between the provinces and the capital.
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Nottetempo, casa per casa — Vincenzo Consolo
1992. Cefalù and the rise of Fascism.
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4
Ninfa plebea — Domenico Rea
1993. A girl from the alleys of Naples.
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La casa del padre — Giorgio Montefoschi
1994. A Roman family and the father's death.
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Passaggio in ombra — Mariateresa Di Lascia
1995. A posthumous novel about a young woman from the South.
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The Good Life and Other People's Wars of Mr Pyle, Gentleman — Alessandro Barbero
1996. An English gentleman in the Napoleonic wars; the historian's debut novel.
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8
Microcosms — Claudio Magris
1997. Border places between Trieste, Istria and the Alps.
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I bei momenti — Enzo Siciliano
1998. Memories of family and love.
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10
Darkness — Dacia Maraini
1999. Stories about violence against women and children.
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