International Stefan Heym Prize
The International Stefan Heym Prize has been awarded since 2008 in memory of the German writer Stefan Heym (1913–2001), the son and honorary citizen of the city of Chemnitz .
Chemnitz presents the award, endowed with 20,000 euros, every three years to time-critical and courageous authors and publicists who, like Stefan Heym, have shown themselves to be personalities in their work and who interfere in social and political debates in order to fight for moral values. The award winners are elected by a board of trustees chaired by the mayor.
On the occasion of the 100th birthday of its honorary citizen Stefan Heym in April 2013, the city of Chemnitz deviated once from the three-year rhythm of the award ceremony and celebrated the anniversary with a week of festivities. A highlight was the awarding of the International Stefan Heym Prize to the German writer, translator and essayist Christoph Hein . According to Lord Mayor Barbara Ludwig , he was honored with "a critical spirit and outstanding German writer whose literary work is characterized by astute observation and social commitment."
Award winners
- 2008 Amos Oz
- 2011 Bora Ćosić
- 2013 Christoph Hein
- 2017 Joanna Bator
- 2020 Slavenka Drakulic and Richard Swartz
Stefan Heym Prize
In addition, from 2017 the city of Chemnitz will also be awarding a Stefan Heym sponsorship award for projects that deal with the work of the Chemnitz writer.
Web links
- International Stefan Heym Prize, City of Chemnitz, accessed on September 19, 2012
- Stefan Heym Society
Individual evidence
- ↑ Culture Awards
- ↑ Christoph Hein receives Chemnitzer Stefan Heym Prize 2013 , Die Welt, accessed on September 19, 2012
- ↑ Stefan Heym Prize 2020 goes to Slavenka Drakulic and Richard Swartz. In: buchmarkt.de. November 13, 2019, accessed November 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated November 8, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
