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Il tempo vola! It's hard to believe it's already time to announce another free Italian swag winner - where did July go?

Well July's prize was a ticket to see Le notti di Cabiria by Fellini at the Cinematheque. We had a flood of entries so it was kind of sad to pick only one lucky winner but the person who won really seemed to have her heart set on this prize so I was glad when I saw her name, la carinissima, la simpaticissima...

Elena!

Complimenti Elena! Ferdinando should be back soon so I can send your prize through him or mail it if you prefer, just let me know. The screening is on August 21 so there's time.

And now on to August's premio, a brand new copy of my all-time favourite book which I've literally read like 10 times, Lives of the Saints by Nino Ricci. It's written in English (Nino is italocanadese, and lives right here in Toronto), but it's about life in a small town in Italy in the 60s and one boy's journey to Canada.

To enter the draw, just email me your answer to this month's Italian culture trivia challenge...

What is the capoluogo of Basilicata (also known as Lucania)?

As always, if you don't know just google it and send your answer to pino@tutorino.ca by 23:59:59 EST on Monday August 31, 2009. In bocca al lupo!