L’Espresso-Inedito Prize announces five literary finalists

The L’Espresso-Inedito literary prize has announced its five finalists following a selection process involving 254 submitted novels. The competition, which was relaunched this year, covers diverse genres including historical fiction, fantasy, romance, and thrillers.

The selection was coordinated by the Observatory on the Contemporary Novel at the University of Naples Federico II. The finalists will meet on October 6 at Sapienza University in Rome for a discussion on the future of the Italian novel. The winner will be officially proclaimed on October 10 at the Marzamemi Book Fest in Sicily.