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- ↑ "Premio Grigor von Rezzori" . Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ↑ "Premio Grigor von Rezzori Winners" . Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ↑ "Maaza Mengiste vince il premio von Rezzori-Città di Firenze - Libri - Narrativa". 5 June 2021.
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