Albatros Literaturpreis (or Internationaler Literaturpreis Albatros) was an international literary award given every two years by the Günter Grass Foundation [de] based in Bremen, Germany. It was awarded only five times. The award was for contemporary authors in prose, poetry or essay writing including translated works. The prize was €40,000 split between author (€25,000) and translator (€15,000).
The award went "to authors from around the world whose work is characterized by high literary quality and cultural and socio-political relevance." In addition to "the excellent work of open thinking and the free discussion of all aspects of our lives, carrying with our world and our time". Is also awarded to an outstanding translator who translated the work into German. The panel was convened by the Günter Grass Foundation. The right to nominate the winners lied exclusively with the jury. The award ceremony took place in Bremen.
Honorees
- 2006 Lidia Jorge (Author), Karin von Schweder-Schreiner (Translator), for her previous novels
- 2008 Bora Ćosić (Author), Catherine Wolf Grießhaber (Translator), for his work to date
- 2010 David Grossman (Author), Anne Birch Hauer (Translator) for his novel Eine Frau flieht vor einer Nachricht
- 2012 Dave Eggers (Author), Ulrike Wasel and Klaus Timmermann (Translator), for Zeitoun
- 2014 Julie Otsuka (Author), Katja Scholtz (Translator), for Wovon wir träumten
References
- "Kulturpreise.de : ALBATROS". Handbuch der Kulturpreise – Handbook of Cultural Awards (in German). Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Internationaler Literaturpreis ALBATROS". Günter-Grass-Stiftung. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013. See guidelines for awards, text translated from German.
- "Jury 2006". Archived from the original on 17 December 2013. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- "Grossman erhält Literaturpreis «Albatros»". weser-kurier-de (in German). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- Wegen Grass: US-Autor bleibt Preisverleihung fern Archived 14 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Weser-Kurier, 13 April 2012
- "Albatros-Literaturpreis an Julie Otsuka und Katja Scholtz". Focus. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- "Albatros Literaturpreis an Julie Otsuka und Katja Scholtz überreicht". BuchMarkt (in German). 29 April 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
External links
- Internationaler Literaturpreis Albatros, official website (archive)
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