Metin Arditi’s *Rachel and Her People* is a gripping novel that spans 65 years of history, from the end of Ottoman rule to Israel in the 1980s

Rachel and the Art of Living in Palestine

The Austrian author, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2004 and turns 80 on 20 October, is still unpopular with many

Elfriede Jelinek: from a figure who brought shame upon her homeland to a beacon of Austrian culture

Following Mari’s victory in the fiction category, Einaudi has also won the liquor-themed trophy for the second year running

Carmen Gallo wins the 2026 Strega Poetry Prize

The writer has published the story of his arduous journey of rebirth, drawing on the great authors of Resistance literature

Carlini listens to the age-old heartbeat of the mountains

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