European Prize for Literature
European Prize for Literature (Prix Européen de Littérature) is a European-wide literary award sponsored by the city of Strasbourg with support from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France).[1] The prize is award by the Jurys des Grands Prix Littéraires, in Strasbourg, at the same time as the and the .[1]
The award is presented to an author for their entire body of work, which best represents the cultural dimensions of Europe.[1]
Honorees[]
Year | Author | Nationality | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
2006 | Antonio Gamoneda | Spain | |
2006 | Bo Carpelan | Finland | [2][3] |
2007 | Tadeusz Różewicz | Poland | [4] |
2008 | Tankred Dorst | Germany | |
2009 | Kiki Dimoula | Greece | [5] |
2010 | Tony Harrison | United Kingdom | [6] |
2011 | Drago Jančar | Slovenia | [7] |
2012 | Vladimir Makanin | Russia | [8] |
2013 | Erri De Luca | Italy | |
2014 | Jon Fosse | Norway | [9] |
2016 | Jaan Kaplinski | Estonia | [10] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c About (the Prix Europeen de Litterature) Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, official website.(in French)
- ^ Antoine Wicker (March 11, 2006). "La voix de Bo Carpelan". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ Pierre Grouix (March 23, 2006). "Hommage à Bo Carpelan, Prix européen de littérature". Institut Finlandais (in French). Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ "L'Association capitale européenne des littératures décerne ses prix". Livres Hebdo (in French). November 14, 2011. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ Pascal Maillard (March 25, 2012). "Drago Jančar ou la mélancolie de la résistance". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ Graeme Neill (14 March 2011). "Harrison awarded European prize for literature". The Bookseller. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
- ^ "Drago Jancar est lauréat du Prix européen de littérature 2011". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved October 25, 2012.
- ^ "Vladimir Makanin wins European Prize for literature". Voice of Russia. TASS. November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ "Laureate 2014 (Press Release)" (PDF). City of Strasbourg. 19 November 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
- ^ "THE EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2016 is awarded to JAAN KAPLINSKI (ESTONIA)". 2 November 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
External links[]
- European Prize for Literature, official website. (in French)
Categories:
- Awards established in 2005
- European literary awards
- French literary awards
- Literary awards honoring writers
- 2005 establishments in France