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.

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

2018

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

2019

  • Fiction: Anke Stelling: Schäfchen im Trockenen
  • Non-fiction: Harald Jähner: Wolfszeit
  • Translation: Eva Ruth Wemme: for Gabriela Adamesteanu′s Dimineață pierdută (German: Verlorener Morgen)

2020

  • Fiction: Lutz Seiler: Stern 111
  • Non-Fiction: Bettina Hitzer: Krebs fühlen. Eine Emotionsgeschichte des 20. Jahrhundert
  • Translation: Pieke Biermann: Oreo by Fran Ross

References

  1. Website of the prize
  2. M. A. Orthofer, "Literary prize: Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse", The Literary Saloon at complete review, 16 March 2012
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