One of Italy’s most critically acclaimed contemporary novelists, Nicola Lagioia has been the recipient of the Volponi, Straniero and Viareggio awards. In 2015, he won the Strega Prize for Ferocity (Europa, 2017). He has been a jury member of the Venice Film Festival and was the programme director of the Turin Book Fair from 2018 to 2022. Lagioia is a contributor to Italy’s most prominent culture pages. He was born in Bari, and lives in Rome.

Nicola Lagioia’s Festival appearance is generously supported by Istituto Italiano di Cultura di Toronto.

Photo credit: Chiara Pasqualini.