Ugo Riccarelli (3 December 1954 – 21 July 2013) was an Italian novelist and short story writer. Born in Turin, Riccarelli read philosophy at the University of Turin. He won the 1998 Campiello Prize for Un uomo che forse si chiamava Schulz and the 2004 Strega Prize for his novel, Il dolore perfetto (The Perfect Pain). References http://italophiles.com/bestselling_books.htm http://www.festivaldelleletterature.it/2005/scheda.asp?type=S&id=32&lang=en http://www.lafeltrinelli.it/istituzionale/catalogo/scheda_prodotto.aspx?i=2003712 (in Italian) 1954 births 2013 deaths 20th-century Italian novelists 20th-century Italian male writers 21st-century Italian novelists Strega Prize winners Premio Campiello winners 21st-century Italian male writers