Who won the Malaparte Prize 2025 Fernando Aramburu celebrates European literature in Capri with the support of Ferrarelle Società Benefit

The 14th edition of the Premio Malaparte concluded yesterday in Capri, awarding for the first time a Spanish author: Fernando Aramburu, famous for Patria. The event, from October 3 to 5, strengthened the island's role as an international cultural hub, with Ferrarelle Società Benefit as the exclusive sponsor for the 14th consecutive year. Established in 1983 by Alberto Moravia and Graziella Lonardi Buontempo, the prize – under the patronage of the FAI – celebrates literary voices with global reach. The jury, chaired by Gabriella Buontempo and composed of Leonardo Colombati, Giordano Bruno Guerri, Giuseppe Merlino, Silvio Perrella, Emanuele Trevi, and Marina Valensise, conferred the honor on Aramburu in the historic Certosa di San Giacomo, a former Carthusian convent symbolizing the fusion of contemplation and creativity.

Born in San Sebastián in 1959, Aramburu is a key figure in European narrative. Patria (2016), an epic on the scars of ETA in the Basque Country, sold millions of copies, translated into over 30 languages and awarded with the Nacional de Narrativa and the Strega Europeo; it also inspired an HBO series in 2020. His work, including short stories and essays like I rondoni (2021) and Il bambino (2024), explores memory, identity, and reconciliation with empathetic depth. "The Premio Malaparte embodies Capri's cultural essence, a place of encounter between traditions and diverse sensitivities", declared Michele Pontecorvo Ricciardi, president of Fondazione Ferrarelle ETS and FAI Campania. "For over a decade, our support goes beyond literature: it promotes the protection of the island, threatened by intensive tourism, preserving landscape and community as a unique heritage".

The weekend offered meetings, readings, and debates among Capri's paths, culminating in the October 5 ceremony at the Certosa. In a context of globalization, the Malaparte, supported by Ferrarelle, a benefit corporation attentive to sustainability, reaffirms Capri as a literary bridge. The 2025 edition, with Aramburu as protagonist, invites new stories and dialogues, safeguarding the island's cultural heritage.