Libris Prize

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Country Netherlands, Flanders Reward(s) €50,000		Presented by Libris booksellers First awarded 1994
Awarded for Award for Dutch-language novels

The Libris Literature Award or Libris Prize (Dutch: Libris Literatuur Prijs) is a prize for novels originally written in Dutch. Established in 1993, it is awarded annually since 1994 by Libris, an association of independent Dutch booksellers, and amounts to €50,000 for the winner. It is modeled on the Booker Prize, having a longlist and a selection process which shortlists six books. The author of each shortlisted book receives €2,500.

Shortlisted authors are heavily promoted in individual Libris book stores, providing important commercial opportunities for authors and booksellers. Typically, the (independent) jury's selection is discussed and criticized in the Dutch press, providing even more exposure. The Libris Literature Award with the (Belgian) Golden Owl and the (Dutch) AKO Literatuurprijs make up the "big three" literature awards for Dutch-language books.

Winners

1994 – Frida Vogels – De harde kern

1995 – Thomas Rosenboom – Gewassen vlees

1996 – Alfred Kossmann – Huldigingen

1997 – Hugo Claus – ''De geruchten

1998 – J.J. Voskuil – Het bureau 3: Plankton

1999 – Harry Mulisch – De procedure

2000 – Thomas Rosenboom – Publieke Werken

2001 – Tomas Lieske – Franklin

2002 – Robert Anker – Een soort Engeland

2003 – Abdelkader Benali – De langverwachte

2004 – Arthur Japin – Een schitterend gebrek

2005 – Willem Jan Otten – Specht en zoon

2006 – K. Schippers – Waar was je nou

2007 – Arnon Grunberg – Tirza

2008 – D. Hooijer – Sleur is een roofdier

2009 – Dimitri Verhulst – Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol

2010 – Bernard Dewulf – Kleine dagen

2011 – Yves Petry – De maagd Marino

2012 – A.F.Th. van der Heijden – Tonio

2013 – Tommy Wieringa – Dit zijn de namen

2014 – Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer – La Superba

2015 – Adriaan van Dis – Ik kom terug

References

Libris Prize Wikipedia

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