Antonio Scurati

Antonio Scurati is an Italian writer and academic. A professor of comparative literature and creative writing at the IULM University of Milan, mass media scholar and editorialist for the Corriere della Sera, Scurati has won the main Italian literary prizes. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious Strega Prize for his novel M: Son of the Century (2018), the first volume in a series of five books dedicated to Benito Mussolini and Italian fascism. It was at the top of the charts for two consecutive years, was translated into over forty languages, and has been adapted into a television series.