Calling Antje Rávik Strubel’s book literature ‘that opposes injustice and violence,’ the German Book Prize 2021 jury honors ‘Blaue Frau.’
The German Book Prize’s 2021 Shortlist: Six ‘Artistically Outstanding Novels’
Said to demonstrate ‘an immense delight and expertise in storytelling,’ the German Book Prize shortlist will yield to a winner on October 18.
German Book Prize Names Its 2021 Longlist: ‘A Broad Bouquet’
The longlist for the German Book Prize includes five authors’ debuts, and a focus on both ‘origin and history’ and contemporary concerns.
German Book Prize: ‘Nationwide Blind Date Readings’ With Authors
The German Book Prize announces a series of author readings running through October 1 and set in many parts of Germany.
German Book Prize Names Its 2021 Jury, Opens Submissions
The leading award in German-language fiction opens its 2021 competition with the appointment of seven new jurors and €25,000 for the winner.
German Book Prize 2020 Goes to ‘Heroine’ Author Anne Weber
The 2020 German Book Prize was awarded to Anne Weber for her ‘breathtaking’ and ‘epic’ biography of Anne Beaumanoir.
The German Book Prize Names Its 2020 Shortlist of Novels
The six titles on the German Book Prize shortlist are said to ‘demonstrate political urgency in a particularly clever manner.’
German Book Prize Jury Names 20 Novels to Its 2020 Longlist
‘A diverse range of themes’ and experimentation with form are reflected in the 2020 longlist announced by the jury of the German Book Prize.
Inaugural German Nonfiction Prize Attracts 240 Submissions
The newly created German Nonfiction Prize has entries not only from German publishers but also from houses in Switzerland and Austria.
Saša Stanišić Wins 2019 German Book Prize
Bosnian-German author Saša Stanišić is the 2019 German Book Prize winner for ‘Origins,’ about recollection and identity.