Wins Alessandro Leogrande Award 2024 “The great resignations” by Francesca Coin (Einaudi)
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On Saturday 27 April at 6.00 pm, at the Fusco theater in Taranto, the awards ceremony took place, organized together with the municipality of Taranto, of Leogrande Prize 2024. After listening to the interviews with the five finalist authors, conducted by Giorgio Zanchini, the winners of this eighth edition were announced.
With Francesca Coin and Ferdinando Cotugno we talked about the need to find new paradigms to interpret and modify an often difficult and inhospitable reality like the current one; with Piergiorgio Casotti the discussion focused on the wonder of a land that represents true otherness. Agnese Pini showed us how a personal story can become the spring that gives rise to a universal discourse; Nancy Porsia, speaking about courage, defined her approach to the Libyan issue as very natural, as feeling European also means feeling “Mediterranean”.
The schools that joined the “Tell me about journalism” project, after following a masterclass by Annalisa Camilli, produced a narrative investigation/report. Annalisa Camilli declared the work of the Liceo De Sanctis Galilei of Manduria as the best work with the investigation “Under the surface”, interviews on gender violence.
For the “Student Award” section, “Un autumn in August” by Agnese Pini (Chiarelettere) and “Mal di Libia” by Nancy Porsia (Bompiani) were awarded ex aequo
Wins the “Alessandro Leogrande Award” 2024 “The great resignations” by Francesca Coin (Einaudi)
President Orietta Limitone proclaimed the winning title, and Mrs. Maria Giannico, mother of Alessandro Leogrande, awarded the plaque confirming the victory of this VIII edition.
These are the titles in competition:
“Uppa” by Piergiorgio Casotti (Italo Svevo)
“The great resignation” by Francesca Coin (Einaudi)
“Environmental Spring” by Ferdinando Cotugno (The Margin)
“An Autumn in August” by Agnese Pini (Chiareletters)
“Mal di Libya” by Nancy Porsia (Bompiani)
“In my opinion, the Leogrande prize is a bit unique in our country, in the sense that it is as if Alessandro’s example, his civil commitment, his dedication to everyday reality, his always seeking beyond the appearance of things, almost naturally push us to choose books that have that spirit. Maybe it is difficult to find common themes, red threads – this year the reconstruction of a Nazi-fascist massacre, the story of what happened in Libya, climate activism, or even the lacerating transformations of Greenland or the world of work -, but it that is the spirit, and it is also a tribute to Alessandro’s always generous and inexhaustible research.” Giorgio Zanchinijournalist and writer, presenter of the evening.
“Alessandro Leogrande left a profound mark on his land, that South that lived as a privileged place of meeting and conflict, loving it and telling stories about it. His gaze, however, encompassed the entire world and the Presìdi del Libro Association, founded in Bari over twenty years ago, wants to keep a beacon lit through the Award on that world that Alessandro, with acumen and sensitivity, interpreted. Through the 5 competing narrative journalism titles, we keep the debate alive for months on many current issues, involving a wide audience of readers. The awarding of the Prize is only the final part of a journey that focuses on contemporary society, with its conflicts, its dramas and its stories, and the need to nourish our civil conscience. Committed daily to promoting reading, we believe that narrative journalism is a very useful tool, especially for the new generations, to understand the often difficult and contradictory reality in which we are immersed.” Orietta Limitonepresident of the Presidia del Libro Association, which controls the Leogrande Prize.
The Award is conceived and organized by the Presìdi del libro association with the support of the Puglia Region, and with the aim of keeping alive the passion and memory of Alessandro Leogrande, journalist and writer who died prematurely, who dedicated much of his work to to deal with civil, environmental and social issues, linked to the territory that saw him born, the city of Taranto, to then extend his gaze from Africa to the Balkans, up to embracing the entire world.
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The profile of the book that won the 2024 Leogrande Prize: “Le grandi dimissioni” by Francesca Coin (Einaudi)
Francesca Coin analyzes the reasons for the growth of a completely unexpected trend
They have always told us that work is what defines us, the foundation of our dignity as human beings. So why are more and more people resigning all over the world? In recent years we have had several opportunities to ask ourselves if the life we are living is the one we want to live. For many the answer was no. This is because the unwillingness to submit to the toxic and oppressive rules that many work contexts impose has grown. Starting from the experiences of workers – especially in Italy – Francesca Coin analyzes the reasons for the growth of a completely unexpected trend, and shows how resigning today means not only preventing exploitative conditions from deteriorating our health and our relationships , but also regain time for ourselves and for our lives.
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