Allegri, gioventù

Manlio Cancogni (1916-2015) was an Italian writer and journalist renowned for his novels exploring 20th-century Italian history, memory, and irony blending the dramatic and grotesque. His most notable works include Allegri, gioventù (1973), La linea del Tomori (1965), and Il ritorno (1971), for which he received major awards such as the Premio Strega (1973), Premio Bagutta (1966), Premio Viareggio (1985), and Premio Selezione Campiello (1971).[Italian Premio Strega, Library of Congress]