Nicola Lagioia


Nicola Lagioia is an Italian writer.
Born in Bari, Lagioia debuted as a novelist in 2001 with Tre sistemi per sbarazzarsi di Tolstoj . With his novel Riportando tutto a casa he won several awards, including the 2010 Viareggio Prize. In 2013 and in 2014 he was among the film selectors of the Venice International Venice Film Festival. In 2015 he won the Strega Prize with the novel La ferocia.