German Book Prize

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The German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) is awarded annually in October by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association, to the best German language novel of the year. The books, published in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, are nominated by their publishers, who can propose up to two books from their current or planned publication list. The books should be in shops before the short-list is announced in September of the award year. The winner is awarded € 25,000, while the five shortlisted authors receive € 2,500 each. It is presented annually during the Frankfurt Book Fair.

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

Award winners

2016 Bodo Kirchhoff Widerfahrnis.

2015 Witzel, Frank. Die Erfindung der Roten Armee Fraktion durch einen manisch-depressiven Teenager im Sommer 1969.

2014 Seiler, Lutz. Kruso. Suhrkamp. ISBN 978-3-518-42447-6.

2013 Mora, Terézia. Das Ungeheuer. Luchterhand. ISBN 978-3-630-87365-7.

2012 Krechel, Ursula. Landgericht. Jung und Jung Verlag. ISBN 978-3990270240.

2011 Ruge, Eugen. In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts [In Times of Fading Light]. Rowohlt Verlag. ISBN 978-3498057862.

2010 Abonji, Melinda Nadj. Tauben fliegen auf [Fly Away, Pigeon]. Jung und Jung Verlag. ISBN 978-3902497789.

2009 Schmidt, Kathrin. Du stirbst nicht. Kiepenheuer & Witsch. ISBN 978-3462040982.

2008 Tellkamp, Uwe. Der Turm [The Tower]. Suhrkamp Verlag. ISBN 978-3518420201.

2007 Franck, Julia. Die Mittagsfrau [The Blindness of the Heart]. S Fischer Verlag. ISBN 978-3100226006.

2006 Hacker, Katharina. Die Habenichtse [The Have-Nots]. Suhrkamp Verlag. ISBN 978-3518417393.

2005 Geiger, Arno. Es geht uns gut [We Are Doing Fine]. Carl Hanser. ISBN 978-3446206502.

References

German Book Prize Wikipedia

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