The Bagutta Prize is an Italian literary prize that is awarded annually to Italian writers. The prize originated in Milan's Bagutta Ristorante. The writer Riccardo Bacchelli discovered the restaurant and soon he had numerous friends who would dine together and discuss books. They began charging fines to the person who arrived last to an appointed meal, or who failed to appear. At first the funds so collected were spent on miscellaneous items, but on 11 November 1927 they decided to use the funds to create a literary prize. They named it after the restaurant.
Other directors of the prize include Emilio Tadini, Mario Soldati, and Isabella Bossi Fedrigotti.
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