Calw Hermann Hesse Prize

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The Calw Hermann Hesse Prize is a literary prize awarded since 1990. It is named after Hermann Hesse. Alternating every year since 2017, a prize is awarded in Calw that bears the name of the famous writer: on the one hand the International Hermann Hesse Prize of the Foundation (awarded by the  [de], worth: €15,000) and on the other hand the Hermann Hesse Prize of the International Hermann Hesse Society (worth: €10,000).^[1] The first prize is awarded for "a literary achievement of international standing in connection with its translation".^[2] The latter is intended to promote the examination of the work of the poet, who was born in Calw in 1877.^[1] In 2017, the first recipient was Adolf Muschg.^[3]

Recipients[]

• 1990 literary magazine: "Verwendung" – editor Egmont Hesse, Berlin
• 1992 translator:  [de], Moscow
• 1994 literary magazine: "Schreibheft" – editor Norbert Wehr, Essen
• 1996 translator:  [no], Norway
• 1998 literary magazine: "Am Erker" – editors Joachim Feldmann, Rudolf Gier, Michael Kofort, Münster
• 2000 translator: , France
• 2002 literary magazine: "EDIT", Leipzig
• 2004 translator:  [de], Peru
• 2006 literary magazine: "Sprache im technischen Zeitalter" – editor Joachim Neuß
• 2008 translator:  [de], Poland
• 2010 literary magazine: POET, Leipzig
• 2012 translator: Susan Bernofsky, US
• 2014 Nicholson Baker (US) and his translator  [de] (Germany) (International Hermann Hesse Prize)^[4]
• 2014 Honorary Award:  [de]
• 2016 Luiz Ruffato (Brazil) and his translator  [de] (Germany) (International Hermann Hesse Prize)^[5]
• 2017 Adolf Muschg (Hermann Hesse Prize of the International Hermann Hesse Society)
• 2018 Joanna Bator (Poland) and her translator Esther Kinsky (Germany) (International Hermann Hesse Prize)
• 2019 Eugen Drewermann (Hermann Hesse Prize of the International Hermann Hesse Society)^[6]
• 2020 Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (Nigeria and US) and her translator  [de] (Germany) (International Hermann Hesse Prize)^[7][1][8]
• 2021  [de] (Hermann Hesse Prize of the International Hermann Hesse Society)^[9][10]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website

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