The Zerilli-Marimò / City of Rome Prize for Italian Fiction was an Italian American literary award funded by Baroness Mariuccia Zerilli-Marimò. The award winning book is selected as being especially worthy of the attention of readers in North America and the English-speaking world. The prize is sponsored by various organizations, among which New York University, Harvard University, and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The jury consists of 70 members who are fluent in Italian, but of non-European nationality.Zerilli-Marimò Prize for Italian Fiction, Italian Studies, New York University. Retrieved 2008-09-02.
Winners of the award 1998 - Gianni Celati: Avventure in AfricaCelati G.: Cinema naturale. Feltrinelli Editore, 2001: back matter. . 1999 - Marcello Fois: Sempre caro 2000 - Giorgio van Straten: Il mio nome a memoria 2001 - Roberto Pazzi: Conclave 2002 - Alessandra Lavagnino: Le bibliotecarie di Alessandria 2003 - Silvia Bonucci: Voci d'un tempo 2006 - Valeria Parrella: Per grazia ricevuta 2008 - Milena Agus: Mal di pietre 2010 - Helena Janeczek: Le rondini di Montecassino 2012 - Nicola Gardini: Le parole perdute di Amelia Lynd
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External links Official website Zerilli-Marimò Prize pages at City of Rome