International Literature Award
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International Literature Award is a German literary award
for international prose translated into German for the first time. The prize has been awarded annually by the Haus der Kulturen der Welt and the foundation “Elementarteilchen” since 2009.
Literary award
A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing . There are also awards...
for international prose translated into German for the first time. The prize has been awarded annually by the Haus der Kulturen der Welt and the foundation “Elementarteilchen” since 2009.
Winners
List of winners:- 2009: Author Daniel AlarcónDaniel AlarcónDaniel Alarcón is an author who lives in Oakland, California; he has been a the Distinguished Visiting Writer at Mills College and a Visiting Writer at California College of the Arts...
and translator Friederike Meltendorf for Lost City Radio (Wagenbach Verlag) - 2010: Author Marie NDiayeMarie NDiayeMarie NDiaye is a French novelist and playwright. She published her first novel, Quant au riche avenir, when she was only 17 and she won the Prix Femina in 2001 for her novel Rosie Carpe...
and translator Claudia Kalscheuer for Drei starke Frauen (Orig: Trois femmes puissantes) (Suhrkamp Verlag) - 2011: Author Michail Schischkin and translator Andreas Tretner for Venushaar (Orig: Venerin Volos) (DVA)
External links
- International Literature Award, official website.