European Prize for Literature

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Not to be confused with European Union 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[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c About (the Prix Europeen de Litterature) Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, official website.(in French)
  2. ^ Antoine Wicker (March 11, 2006). "La voix de Bo Carpelan". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  3. ^ Pierre Grouix (March 23, 2006). "Hommage à Bo Carpelan, Prix européen de littérature". Institut Finlandais (in French). Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Pascal Maillard (March 25, 2012). "Drago Jančar ou la mélancolie de la résistance". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  6. ^ Graeme Neill (14 March 2011). "Harrison awarded European prize for literature". The Bookseller. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  7. ^ "Drago Jancar est lauréat du Prix européen de littérature 2011". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  8. ^ "Vladimir Makanin wins European Prize for literature". Voice of Russia. TASS. November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  9. ^ "Laureate 2014 (Press Release)" (PDF). City of Strasbourg. 19 November 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  10. ^ "THE EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2016 is awarded to JAAN KAPLINSKI (ESTONIA)". 2 November 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

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