Tiziano Scarpa (born 16 May 1963) is an Italian novelist, playwright and poet. Born in Venice, he won the 2009 Strega Prize for his novel, Stabat mater. Selected works Venice is a fish (2003) Stabat mater (2009) References Scarpa wins strega prize 1963 births Living people 21st-century Italian novelists Strega Prize winners Writers from Venice Italian male poets