Jan Michalski Prize
Jan Michalski Prize for Literature (French: Prix Jan Michalski) is a Swiss literary prize for any work of fiction or non-fiction published anywhere in the world in any language.[1][2] It is meant to recognize authors from around the world and world literature in general. The jury is multicultural and multilingual in composition.
The award was launched October 2009[1] and the first winner was announced November 2010. The winner receives CHF 50,000. The authors of finalists are invited for a three-month period of residence in the .[3]
The prize was created by the Jan Michalski Foundation for Writing and Literature (Fondation Jan Michalski pour l’Ecriture et la Littérature), founded in 2004 at the initiative of Vera Michalski-Hoffmann in memory of her husband .[4] It is located in Montricher, Switzerland.[5]
Winners and shortlist[]
Blue Ribbon (
) = winner
2010
Other nominated works:
- Laurent Binet, HHhH
- Péter Esterházy, Celestial Harmonies : A Novel
- Alois Hotschnig, Im Sitzen läuft es sich besser davon
- , Ouïazvimost' lioubvi
- , Claude Monet, une vie au fil de l'eau
- Klaus Merz, Der Argentinier
- , Pokhoronite menia za plintousom
2011
Finalists:[8]
- Sjón, The Blue Fox
György Dragomán, The White King- Miguel Syjuco, Ilustrado
Other nominated works:
- Liu Xiaobo, No Enemies, No Hatred : Selected Essays and Poems
- Peter Fröberg Idling, Pol Pot's Smile
- Mark Kharitonov, The Solitude Project
- Antoni Libera, Godot's Shadow
2012
- Julia Lovell, The Opium War: Drugs, Dreams and the Making of China
- , Kaiser von Amerika : Die grosse Flucht aus Galizien
- Timothy Snyder, Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin
Other nominated works:
- Philippe Cassard, Franz Schubert (about Franz Schubert)
- Patrick Deville, Kampuchéa
- Mark Gevisser, Thabo Mbeki : The Dream Deferred
- Donald Ray Pollock, The Devil All The Time
- Maria Rybakova, Poignard perçant pour un coeur tendre
- , Hokusaï aux doigts d'encre
2013
- Serge Gruzinski, L'aigle et le Dragon
- Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, The Colonel[13]
- Steve Sem-Sandberg, The Emperor of Lies
Other nominated works:
- Robert Macfarlane, The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot
- Uday Prakash, The Walls of Delhi
- Janusz Głowacki, Good night, Dzerzi!
- Chan Koonchung, The Fat Years
- Charu Nivedita, Zero Degree
- , Bête de cirque
- Enrique Vila-Matas, Chet Baker piensa en su arte
- Chris Ware, Building Stories
2014
Finalists:[14]
- Mark Gevisser, Dispatcher: Lost and Found in Johannesburg
- Serhiy Zhadan, Voroshylovhrad [15]
- Marci Shore, The Taste of Ashes: The Afterlife of Totalitarianism in Eastern Europe
Other nominated works:
- Rana Mitter, China's War with Japan: The Struggle for Survival
- Jaume Cabré, Confiteor
- , Atavismes
- Camille de Toledo, Oublier, trahir puis disparaître
- Paul Harding, Enon
- Fanny Howe, Second Childhood
- , Salki
- Dragan Velikić, Bonavia
- Najem Wali, Engel des Südens
2015[16]
Finalists:
- Navid Kermani, Between Quran and Kafka: West-Eastern Inquiries
- Mark Thompson, Birth Certificate: The Story of Danilo Kiš
- Najem Wali, Bagdad Marlboro: Ein Roman für Bradley Manning
Second selection:
- , La Fleur du Capital
- Ari Shavit, My Promised Land: The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
2016[17]
Finalists:
- Georgi Gospodinov, Physics of Sorrow
- Dzevad Karahasan, The Solace of the Night Sky
- Aatish Taseer, The Way Things Were
Second selection:
- Julian Barnes, Levels of Life
- Navid Kermani, Ungläubiges Staunen. Über das Christentum
Finalists:
- Lawrence Liang et al, Invisible Libraries
- , Une histoire mondiale du communisme
- Liao Yiwu, Die Wiedergeburt der Ameisen
Second selection:
- Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air
- Wioletta Greg, Swallowing Mercury
2018[20]
Finalists:
- Yuval Noah Harari, Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
- Olga Tokarczuk, The Books of Jacob
- Jean Rolin, Le traquet kurde
Second selection:
- Norman Ohler, Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich
- Patrick McGuinness, Other People's Countries: A Journey into Memory
2019[21]
Finalists:
- Zeruya Shalev, Pain
- Francesca Melandri, Sangue Giusto
- Patrik Ouředník, La fin du monde n'aurait pas eu lieu
First selection:
- Antonio Iturbe,
- Morgan Sportès, Le ciel ne parle pas
- , The Way Through The Woods: Of Mushrooms and Mourning
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Prize for Literature, Press Release of launch" (PDF). Foundation Jan Michalski. November 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Jan Michalski Prize for Literature". BookTrade.info. June 5, 2010. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Maison de l'Ecriture". Foundation Jan Michalski. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Jan Michalski Foundation, background". Foundation Jan Michalski. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ Domhnall O'Sullivan (August 26, 2017). "Treehouses of language: inside a Swiss literature foundation". swissinfo.ch. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ "Le bosniaque Aleksandar Hemon reçoit le 1er prix Jan-Michalski". LivresHebdo (in French). 18 November 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2010". Foundation Jan Michalski. November 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2011". Foundation Jan Michalski. November 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Le Prix Jan Michalski 2012 attribué à Julia Lovell". Le Temps (in French). November 22, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Jan Michalski Prize for Literature 2012". Foundation Jan Michalski. November 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Edition 2013". Jan Michalski Foundation. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- ^ M.A.O. (September 14, 2013). "Jan Michalski Prize shortlist". complete review. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
- ^ Sal Robinson (November 14, 2013). "Mahmoud Dowlatabadi wins the 2013 Jan Michalski Prize". Melville House Publishing. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
- ^ "Edition 2014". Jan Michalski Foundation. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ Joëlle Brack (November 28, 2014). "Prix Jan Michalski 2014". Payot Libraire. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
- ^ "2015 Edition". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Retrieved November 27, 2015.
- ^ "2016 Edition". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^ "2017 Edition". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ "Press release Jan Michalski Prize 2017". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. November 22, 2017. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ^ "2018 Edition". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ "2019 Edition". Jan Michalski Prize for Literature. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
External links[]
- Jan Michalski Prize for Literature, official website
- Prize entry rules
Categories:
- International literary awards
- Swiss literary awards
- Fiction awards
- Non-fiction literary awards
- Awards established in 2009
- 2009 establishments in Switzerland