German Book Prize
The German Book Prize (Deutscher Buchpreis) is awarded annually, in October, by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association (Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels) to the best new 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, as a successor to the Deutscher Bücherpreis, 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.
Recipients
- 2005 Geiger, Arno. Es geht uns gut [We Are Doing Fine]. Carl Hanser Verlag.
- 2006 Hacker, Katharina. Die Habenichtse [The Have-Nots]. Suhrkamp Verlag.
- 2007 Franck, Julia. Die Mittagsfrau [The Blindness of the Heart]. S. Fischer Verlag.
- 2008 Tellkamp, Uwe. Der Turm [The Tower]. Suhrkamp Verlag.
- 2009 Schmidt, Kathrin. Du stirbst nicht. Kiepenheuer & Witsch.
- 2010 Abonji, Melinda Nadj. Tauben fliegen auf [Fly Away, Pigeon]. Jung und Jung Verlag.
- 2011 Ruge, Eugen. In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts [In Times of Fading Light]. Rowohlt Verlag.
- 2012 Krechel, Ursula. Landgericht. Jung und Jung Verlag.
- 2013 Mora, Terézia. Das Ungeheuer. Luchterhand.
- 2014 Seiler, Lutz. Kruso [Kruso]. Suhrkamp Verlag.
- 2015 Witzel, Frank. Die Erfindung der Roten Armee Fraktion durch einen manisch-depressiven Teenager im Sommer 1969. btb Verlag.
- 2016 Kirchhoff, Bodo. Widerfahrnis. Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt.
- 2017 Menasse, Robert. Die Hauptstadt [The Capital]. Suhrkamp Verlag.
- 2018 Mahlke, Inger-Maria. Archipel. Rowohlt.
- 2019 Stanišić, Saša. Herkunft [Where You Come From]. Luchterhand Literaturverlag.
- 2020 Weber, Anne. Annette, ein Heldinnenepos [Epic Annette: A Heroine's Tale]. Verlag Matthes & Seitz.
- 2021 Strubel, Antje Rávik. Blaue Frau. S. Fischer Verlag.
- 2022 de l'Horizon, Kim. Blutbuch. DuMont Buchverlag.
- 2023 Schachinger, Tonio. Echtzeitalter. Rowohlt-Verlag.
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Arno Geiger -
Katharina Hacker -
Julia Franck -
Uwe Tellkamp -
Kathrin Schmidt -
Robert Menasse -
Antje Rávik Strubel
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