Bernardo Zannoni with “My stupid intentions" (Sellerio) is the winner of the sixtieth edition of the Campiello Prize. A very special appointment, not only for this important anniversary but also because the final ceremony of the literary prize has returned to the headquarters of the Teatro La Fenice of Venice that Campiello had left after the 2019 edition due to the pandemic.
Bernardo Zannoni, a Ligurian from Sarzana, is only 27 years old. You started by writing songs, poems, scripts. And then, "I had the courage to return to prose - explains - more tiring and complicated. Italy can be a country for young people who want to read, train and learn. Study and education are fundamental.""My stupid intentions“, Which he got 101 votes out of the 275 sent by the Jury of the Three Hundred Anonymous Readers, is the story of a beech marten that in its long and adventurous life at a certain point discovers that it is less and less animal. "And learn - adds Zannoni - the power of writing".
The final ranking of the Award
In second place he ranked Anthony Pascale "The fig leaf. Stories of trees, women, men"(Einaudi) with 54 votes. In third place Elena Stancanelli "The diver”(The ship of Theseus) with 46 votes. In fourth place Fabio Baca "Nova"(Adelphi) with 43 votes. In fifth place Daniela Ranieri "Updated roadmap of all my kisses”(Ponte alle Grazie) with 31 votes. The Jury of the Three Hundred Anonymous Readers of the 60th edition of the Campiello Prize was made up of 44% women and 56% men. Twenty housewives, 40 entrepreneurs, 95 employees, 83 freelancers and institutional representatives, 30 retirees, 32 students.
A thousand guests including institutional guests, representatives of the business world, culture and publishing houses attended the closing ceremony of the literary prize wanted by the industrialists of the Veneto, broadcast live on Rai 5 television. The evening was conducted by Francesca Fialdini, flanked by exceptional guests. The musician and actor Lodo Guenzi. The violinist and composer Rodrigo D'Erasmo with the singer Diodato. These two guests retraced the Prize's sixty-year history “in music”. A song for every decade, crossing and telling a piece of the history of Veneto and Italy.
Also on the occasion of this 60th edition, great expectations during the counting of the cards of the Jury of the Three Hundred Anonymous Readers. As usual it took place live and the winner decided the name. A special literary prize, the Campiello, for its dual nature. Linked to a jury of writers for the choice of the five, and to a jury of readers for the final victory.
Campiello Giovani to Alberto Bartolo Varsalona
During the evening the winners of the other awards provided by the Il Campiello Foundation were awarded: a very emotional one Alberto Bartolo Warsaw, 21 years old from Palermo, won the Campiello Giovani (reserved for young people between 15 and 22 years) with the story "The Spartenza".
Frances Valente with "Nothing else to report”Won the Campiello Opera Prima Prize. The Il Campiello Foundation Award went to the writer Corrado Stajano. Recognition that since 2010 indicates personalities who have contributed to represent and make Italian culture great. Also officially awarded Antonella Sbuelz, which won the first edition of the Campiello Jr.
The Campiello dei Campielli at “La Tregua” by Primo Levi
On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Award, a special recognition was established, The Campiello dei Campielli. The jury of writers indicated "The truce”By Primo Levi which had won, in 1962, the first edition of the Campiello Prize.
