Gad Lerner wins the Caccuri Prize with the book «Gaza. Hatred and love for Israel “(Feltrinelli). In second place, all on equal merit, the other three finalists: Alessandro Sallusti with “Liberal heresy” (Rizzoli), Monica Maggioni with “Spertri” (Longanesi) and Gennaro Sangiuliano with «Trump. Life of a president against all “(Mondadori). To the finalists the silver tower forged by the Crotone goldsmith Master Michele entrusted. The final evening of the XIV edition of the prize was conducted by Valentina Benicenti and Gianluigi Nuzzi.
In Gaza, Gad Lerner accompanies readers in the heart of one of the most complex and painful conflicts of contemporaneity, investigating humanity and courage an often ignored reality. “I am an Italian citizen born on that bank – said Lerner -. The Middle East, in particular Israel and the surrounding area have been the place of the lightning wars, in this case it is an infinite war and those who have unleashed it does not know how to close it and continues to extend it, as in these dramatic hours we are living. Since I am 20, I beat Jewish so that Israel retires from the occupied territories ». Furthermore, special awards assigned: in Piero Marrazzo, for “History without heroes” (Marsilio), the literature and journalism prize went; To Jacopo Veneziani the art and literature prize for his precious work of popularization of art; to Antonino De Masi, for “Inferi” (Aliberti), the literature and civil commitment prize; To the Calabrian anthropologist Vito Teti the career prize for the fundamental contribution of his academic reflection on the complexity of the “remaining” and on the sense of error in the era of global modernization.
Public ovation for the Prosecutor of the Republic of Naples Nicola Gratteri, who presented the book «Without shortcuts. A story to say no to injustices “(Mondadori), in which he spoke of the evolution of local and international mafias and the increasingly dangerous role of new technologies. Great emotions with Morgan, climbed on stage with a monologue on the judiciary. Finally, the lectio magistralis of Antonella Viola, who explained the crucial impact of sleep on health. The scientist was conferred honorary citizenship by the city council led by the mayor Luigi Quintieri.
