Sidis Novel finalist to it’s 3rd Italian literary prize

La vita perfetta di William Sidis by Morten Brask, translated into Italian by Ingrid Basso.

La vita perfetta di William Sidis by Morten Brask, translated into Italian by Ingrid Basso.

“La vita perfetta di William Sidis” is a finalist to Premio letterario Bottari Lattes 2015. The latest winners are Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano and Martin Amis.

The jury’s motivation:

The novels were selected on the basis of their literary value and representativeness of the most lively and original trends of contemporary fiction. “The books represent a high standard of Italian and foreign fiction for both the quality of writing both for the topics addressed, “- said the President of the Jury -.” The private sphere and even autobiographical predominates, especially among the Italian authors, at the expense of topics mainly political. ”

The prize will be awarded in Torino October the 24th.

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