La vita perfetta di William Sidis by Morten Brask, translated into Italian by Ingrid Basso.
“La vita perfetta di William Sidis” is a finalist to Premio letterario Bottari Lattes 2015. The latest winners are Nobel Prize winner Patrick Modiano and Martin Amis.
The jury’s motivation:
The novels were selected on the basis of their literary value and representativeness of the most lively and original trends of contemporary fiction. “The books represent a high standard of Italian and foreign fiction for both the quality of writing both for the topics addressed, “- said the President of the Jury -.” The private sphere and even autobiographical predominates, especially among the Italian authors, at the expense of topics mainly political. ”
The prize will be awarded in Torino October the 24th.