European Prize for Literature
The European Prize for Literature is a non-endowed international literature prize initiated by the French city of Strasbourg in 2005 .
The prize is awarded annually to a European writer of international importance for his / her complete work. No further awards can be proven after 2016.
Award winners
- 2005: Antonio Gamoneda (Spain)
- 2006: Bo Carpelan (Finland)
- 2007: Tadeusz Różewicz (Poland)
- 2008: Tankred Dorst (Germany)
- 2009: Kiki Dimoula (Greece)
- 2010: Tony Harrison (Great Britain)
- 2011: Drago Jančar (Slovenia)
- 2012: Vladimir Makanin (Russia)
- 2013: Erri De Luca (Italy)
- 2014: Jon Fosse (Norway)
- 2015: not awarded
- 2016: Jaan Kaplinski (Estonia)
See also
Web links
- The European Prize for literature on prixeuropeendelitterature.eu (Engl./Franz.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Every year the European Prize for literature honors for the entire body of his, or her work a European writer of international stature, with the view to highlight in a highly symbolic venue the cultural importance of Europe. The award is based on criteria of quality and of exemplarity, which are as demanding as those for the Nobel Prize for Literature. "(Award criteria according to website)
- ↑ Official list of the award winners