Internationaler Literaturpreis 2026
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Internationaler Literaturpreis 2026 shortlist (from left to right): Blutkreislauf by Julia Cimafiejeva, translated from Belarusian by Tina Wünschmann, edition.fotoTAPETA, 2025; Eddos goldenes Lächeln by Stella Gaitano, translated from Arabic by Larissa Bender, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2026; Der brennende Garten by V. V. Ganeshananthan, translated from English by Sophie Zeitz, Tropen Verlag, 2025; Oroppa by Safae el Khannoussi, translated from Dutch by Stefanie Ochel, Carl Hanser Verlag, 2026; Das Gewicht der anderen by Bahram Moradi, translated from Farsi by Sarah Rauchfuß, Wallstein Verlag, 2025; Die Aussiedlung by András Visky, translated from Hungarian by Timea Tankó, Suhrkamp Verlag, 2025, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Internationaler Literaturpreis 2026 shortlist (from left to right): Blutkreislauf by Julia Cimafiejeva, translated from Belarusian by Tina Wünschmann, edition.fotoTAPETA, 2025; Eddos goldenes Lächeln by Stella Gaitano, translated from Arabic by Larissa Bender, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2026; Der brennende Garten by V. V. Ganeshananthan, translated from English by Sophie Zeitz, Tropen Verlag, 2025; Oroppa by Safae el Khannoussi, translated from Dutch by Stefanie Ochel, Carl Hanser Verlag, 2026; Das Gewicht der anderen by Bahram Moradi, translated from Farsi by Sarah Rauchfuß, Wallstein Verlag, 2025; Die Aussiedlung by András Visky, translated from Hungarian by Timea Tankó, Suhrkamp Verlag, 2025, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Internationaler Literaturpreis 2026 shortlist (from left to right): Blutkreislauf by Julia Cimafiejeva, translated from Belarusian by Tina Wünschmann, edition.fotoTAPETA, 2025; Eddos goldenes Lächeln by Stella Gaitano, translated from Arabic by Larissa Bender, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2026; Der brennende Garten by V. V. Ganeshananthan, translated from English by Sophie Zeitz, Tropen Verlag, 2025; Oroppa by Safae el Khannoussi, translated from Dutch by Stefanie Ochel, Carl Hanser Verlag, 2026; Das Gewicht der anderen by Bahram Moradi, translated from Farsi by Sarah Rauchfuß, Wallstein Verlag, 2025; Die Aussiedlung by András Visky, translated from Hungarian by Timea Tankó, Suhrkamp Verlag, 2025, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Blutkreislauf by Julia Cimafiejeva, translated from Belarusian by Tina Wünschmann, edition.fotoTAPETA, 2025, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Die Aussiedlung by András Visky, translated from Hungarian by Timea Tankó, Suhrkamp Verlag, 2025, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Eddos goldenes Lächeln by Stella Gaitano, translated from Arabic by Larissa Bender, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2026, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Der brennende Garten by V. V. Ganeshananthan, translated from English by Sophie Zeitz, Tropen Verlag, 2025, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Oroppa by Safae el Khannoussi, translated from Dutch by Stefanie Ochel, Carl Hanser Verlag, 2026, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Das Gewicht der anderen by Bahram Moradi, translated from Farsi by Sarah Rauchfuß, Wallstein Verlag, 2025, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Die Aussiedlung by András Visky, translated from Hungarian by Timea Tankó, Suhrkamp Verlag, 2025, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Blutkreislauf by Julia Cimafiejeva, translated from Belarusian by Tina Wünschmann, edition.fotoTAPETA, 2025, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Eddos goldenes Lächeln by Stella Gaitano, translated from Arabic by Larissa Bender, Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 2026, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Der brennende Garten by V. V. Ganeshananthan, translated from English by Sophie Zeitz, Tropen Verlag, 2025, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Oroppa by Safae el Khannoussi, translated from Dutch by Stefanie Ochel, Carl Hanser Verlag, 2026, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Das Gewicht der anderen by Bahram Moradi, translated from Farsi by Sarah Rauchfuß, Wallstein Verlag, 2025, Haus der Kulturen der Welt. Photo: Mathias Völzke / HKW
Jury 2026. Back row, left to right: Maha El Hissy, Cia Rinne, Joy Denalane, Hannes Langendörfer; front row, left to right: Melody Makeda Ledwon, Paula Fürstenberg, Senthuran Varatharajah. Photo: Hanna Wiedemann / HKW