The Costa Smeralda Prize, organized and promoted by the Costa Smeralda Consortium, returns for its fourth edition with names of absolute prominence on the world literary scene.
After the announcement of the great guest, the French writer Emmanuel Carrère , the other two winners of the Special Awards and the three finalists for the two Fiction and Non-Fiction categories were unveiled at the press conference in Milan, selected from the vast panorama of production Italian editorial throughout the year.
The Mediterranean Culture Award , assigned to a personality who has distinguished himself for the enhancement of the cultures of our sea and of the peoples who inhabit it, this year goes to Mario Tozzi, the famous television broadcaster, first researcher at the CNR, president of the Appia Antica regional park and member of the WWF Scientific Council, for his latest book "Mediterranean unexpected. The history of the Mare nostrum told by its inhabitants" (Mondadori).
The Alghero designer Antonio Marras wins the Special Prize, not only for his deep bond with Sardinia, which he has brought all over the world, but for the mingling with the world of art, music, dance, theater and cinema that they are worth in 2013 the Honorary Degree in Visual Arts from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts.
THE FINALISTS – As for the finalists , here are the names that could win the prestigious award during the awards ceremony (conducted by journalist Roberta Floris) which will be held on Saturday 6 May at the Porto Cervo Conference Center.
For Fiction «three books that go deep into the human soul», says Stefano Salis, artistic director of the Prize: Bruno Arpaia with "But who are you" (Guanda), Andrea Canobbio with "The night crossing" (La nave di Teseo) and Valeria Parrella with "La Fortuna" (Feltrinelli).
("It wasn't done on purpose, we reward quality", Salis guarantees): they are with "Cronache dal disorder" (La nave di Teseo), with "Gaddabolario" (Carocci editore ) and with "Women's Resistance" (Einaudi).
