Recs if you like Ossi di seppia (1920-1927)...

Awarded annually to an author from any country, since 1901.

This list contains popular books from all the award winning authors.

Awards from 1901 -2025

This is a list of all the best books in italian literature. There's no common genre among these. You'll find that some books are only listen in italian while others are also listen in english or other languages.

a (very small) sample of 20th century italian writers. I've decided to showcase only one work per writer.

"Who emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden." The Nobel Prize in Literature, 1997, about Dario Fo.