The Strega European Prize () is an annual literary award given to a novel in Italian translation by a European author who has received national recognition in their home country. Established in 2014, it is administered—like the prestigious Strega Prize for Italian literature—by the Maria and Goffredo Bellonci Foundation and promoted in partnership with Strega Alberti Benevento and major organizations like the Salone Internazionale del Libro di Torino and the Circolo dei Lettori Foundation.
The award's primary criterion is that the five shortlisted works must have already received significant national recognition in their country of origin. The winner is traditionally announced and the prize awarded in Turin during the International Book Fair in May. It honors a single European author, with recent winners including Paul Murray (2025) for his novel Il giorno dell'ape.
Winners Year Author Original Title Italian Title Translator(s) Language Ref 2014 Marcos Giralt Torrente Tiempo de vida Il tempo della vita Pierpaolo Marchetti Spanish 2015 Katja Petrowskaja Vielleicht Esther Forse Esther Ada Vigliani German 2016 Annie Ernaux Les années Gli anni Lorenzo Flabbi French 2017 Jenny Erpenbeck Gehen, ging, gegangen Voci del verbo andare Ada Vigliani German 2018 Fernando Aramburu Patria Patria Bruno Arpaia Spanish 2019 David Diop Frère d’âme Fratelli d’anima Giovanni Bogliolo French 2020 Judith Schalansky Verzeichnis einiger Verluste Inventario di alcune cose perdute Flavia Pantanella German 2021 Georgi Gospodinov Времеубежище Cronorifugio Giuseppe Dell'Agata Bulgarian 2022 Mikhail Shishkin Письмовник Punto di Fuga Emanuela Bonaccorsi Russian Amélie Nothomb Premier sang Primo sangue Federica Di Lella French 2023 Emmanuel Carrère V13 Francesco Bergamasco French 2024 Neige Sinno Triste tigre Luciana Cisbani French 2025 Paul Murray The Bee Sting Il giorno dell'ape Tomasso Pincio English - 2026 Leila Guerriero La llamada La chiamata Maria Nicola Spanish
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