Leipzig Book Fair Prize

The Leipzig Book Fair Prize (German: Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse) is a literary award assigned annually during the Leipzig Book Fair to outstanding newly released literary works in the categories "Fiction", "Non-fiction" and "Translation".[1] It has been called "the second most important German book-prize, after the German Book Prize".[2] The winner in each category is awarded €15,000.

The City of Leipzig also awards the Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding (German: Leipziger Buchpreis zur Europäischen Verständigung) which has been given since 1994.[3]

Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding

Source: [3]

Leipzig Book Fair Prize

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

  • Fiction: David Wagner, Leben
  • Non-fiction: Helmut Böttiger, Die Gruppe 47. Als die deutsche Literatur Geschichte schrieb
  • Translation: Eva Hesse, for Ezra Pound's The Cantos

2014

2015

  • Fiction: Jan Wagner, Regentonnenvariationen
  • Non-fiction: Philipp Ther, Die neue Ordnung auf dem alten Kontinent
  • Translation: Mirjam Pressler, for Amos Oz's Judas

2016

  • Fiction: Guntram Vesper: Frohburg
  • Non-fiction: Jürgen Goldstein: Georg Forster. Zwischen Freiheit und Naturgewalt
  • Translation: Brigitte Döbert for Bora Ćosić’s Die Tutoren

2017

  • Fiction: Natascha Wodin: Sie kam aus Mariupol
  • Translation: Eva Lüdi Kong: a translation of Chinese popular folk tales and legends, Die Reise in den Westen

2018

  • Non-fiction: Karl Schlögel: Das sowjetische Jahrhundert. Archäologie einer untergegangenen Welt
  • Translation: Sabine Stöhr and Juri Durkot: for Serhij Zhadan’s Internat

Notes

  1. Website of the prize
  2. M. A. Orthofer, "Literary prize: Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse", The Literary Saloon at complete review, March 16, 2012
  3. 1 2 "Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding". City of Leipzig. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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