International Literature Award - Haus der Kulturen der Welt: Archive

The literary traditions of the world are the focus of this 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.

Award winners

2012 Mircea Cărtărescu and Gerhardt Csejka and Ferdinand Leopold for „Der Körper“ [„Orbitor II. Corpul“], Paul Zsolnay Verlag, 2011 more...

2011 Michail Schischkin and Andreas Tretner for „Venushaar“ [„Venerin Volos“], DVA 2011 more...

2010 Marie NDiaye and Claudia Kalscheuer for „Drei starke Frauen“ [„Trois femmes puissantes“] (Suhrkamp Verlag) more...

2009 Daniel Alarcón and Friederike Meltendorf for „Lost City Radio“ (Wagenbach Verlag) more...