The Vallombrosa - Gregor von Rezzori Prize
, promoted by the Provincia di Firenze and an important part of the Genio Fiorentino,
is awarded to the best contemporary literary work in the field of foreign literature,
with the aim of introducing the work to Italian readers.
Every year, the prize recognizes the author of a foreign narrative work translated into Italian.
The Premio VGvR also gives an award every year to the best Italian translation of a foreign work.
The prize originated in the prestigious literary award Premio Vallombrosa,
which was recently renamed to honor the memory of Gregor von Rezzori,
the great European writer who lived and happily worked for more than 30 years in his house in Valdarno, near Vallombrosa.
Its proposer is a cultural institution of significant and well-recognized international prestige, the
Santa Maddalena Foundation,
which is presided by Beatrice Monti della Corte von Rezzori. Since 2000,
Santa Maddalena has hosted about 120 foreign writers for working sojourns.
The prize fuses two strong cultural experiences.
It was inspired by the memory of an eminent personality who lived and worked for forty years
in an area of Tuscany particularly rich in values and traditions.
