The winning novelist will receive €25,000 ($29,350), while €2,500 goes to each of the five other shortlisted authors. Heinz Strunk: Es ist immer so schön mit dirĪwarded by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German Publishers & Booksellers Association), the German Book Prize winner will be revealed at a ceremony held during the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 18, 2021.Ferdinand Schmalz: Mein Lieblingstier heißt Winter.Sasha Marianna Salzmann: Im Menschen muss alles herrlich sein.Yulia Marfutova: Der Himmel vor hundert Jahren.Gert Loschütz: Besichtigung eines Unglücks.Georges-Arthur Goldschmidt: Der versperrte Weg.Dietmar Dath: Gentzen oder: Betrunken aufräumen.The nominated novels (in alphabetical order) are: "These 20 books take into account origins and history as well as questions that are of central importance in the present." The jury spokesperson also pointed out that a broad range of novels had been recognized through their selection, one which features "narrative experimentation alongside realistic novels, the comic and the surreal," said Cordsen.
The jury, from left to right: Sandra Kegel, Anja Johannsen, Beate Scherzer, Anne-Catherine Simon, Richard Kämmerlings, Bettina Fischer, Knut Cordsen Image: vntr-mediaĪ quarter of the books submitted were debut novels, added Cordsen, offering "a broad bouquet of new literary voices."ĭebut authors include Austrian author Ferdinand Schmalz, who won the Ingeborg-Bachmann Prize in 2017, as well as Mithu Sanyal, already renowned for her cultural essays on identity and gender politics.Įstablished novelists in the running include Heinz Strunk, Shida Bazyar, She teaches workshops and classes on crystals, the magic of crystal grids, abundance and of course Numerology. Continually learning and adding to her metaphysical expertise, she has recently become a Certified Crystal Healer with the Hibiscus Moon Academy. The jury for the German Book Prize 2021 has selected 20 titles among this year's 230 submissions - works which have been published (or will be published) between October 2020 and September 21, 2021, when the shortlist will be announced. She also added Author with The Beginner's Guide to Numerology being released December 2019. "This year, the jury had more titles to choose from than ever before in the history of the German Book Prize," jury spokesperson Knut Cordsen, culture editor for German public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk, said in a press release on Tuesday, as the longlist for the award was revealed.
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