German Book Prize

German Book Prize

The German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) is awarded annually by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, to the best German language novel of the year.[1] The winner is awarded € 25,000, the five shortlisted authors receive € 2,500 each. It is presented annually on the Frankfurt Book Fair.

The prize was created in 2005 to heighten awareness for authors writing in German. It is based on literary prizes as the Man Booker Prize or the Prix Goncourt.[2]

Award winners

  • 2011 Eugen Ruge, In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts (In Times of Fading Light)[3]
  • 2010 Melinda Nadj Abonji, Tauben fliegen auf [4]
  • 2009 Kathrin Schmidt, Du stirbst nicht
  • 2008 Uwe Tellkamp, Der Turm
  • 2007 Julia Franck, Die Mittagsfrau, translated as The Blindness of the Heart
  • 2006 Katharina Hacker, Die Habenichtse, translated as The Have-Nots
  • 2005 Arno Geiger, Es geht uns gut

  • Arno Geiger

  • Katharina Hacker

  • Julia Franck

  • Uwe Tellkamp

  • Kathrin Schmidt

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.boersenverein.de/de/176865
  2. ^ http://www.deutscher-buchpreis.de/de/81807?meldungs_id=82899
  3. ^ In Times of Fading Light
  4. ^ "German Book Prize 2010". Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. http://www.deutscher-buchpreis.de/de/352657. 

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