Eichendorff Literature Prize

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The Eichendorff Literature Prize was awarded in 1956 by the Wangener Kreis - Society for Literature and Art of the East e. V. donated.

Born from the tradition of the Upper Silesian Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff Prize he was first doped with a small amount of money and was modestly Taugenichts -Travel scholarship called. The endowment is now 5000 euros.

With this literary prize in memory of Joseph von Eichendorff , attention is drawn to writers who come from Silesia or who are intensively involved with Silesian culture. The award ceremony takes place every year as part of the Wangen Talks .

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