Nicola Spanu

Michela Murgia (Italian: [miˈkɛːla ˈmurdʒa], Sardinian: [miˈkɛla ˈmuɾdʒa]; 3 June 1972 – 10 August 2023) was an Italian novelist, playwright, and radio personality. She was a winner of the Campiello Prize, the Mondello International Literary Prize and Dessì Prize, and was an active feminist and left-wing voice in the Italian public scene, speaking out on themes such as euthanasia and LGBTQ+ rights.