Prix Aristeion
The Prix Aristeion was a European literary prize awarded from 1990 to 1999 . The prize was donated by the European Union in Brussels . Each literary work was awarded 20,000 euros, "which makes a significant contribution to contemporary literature". In addition, “outstanding translations” of contemporary European literature were awarded.
The prizes were awarded in the respective cultural capital of the year.
Award winners
Authors
| year | place | author | plant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Glasgow | Jean Echenoz ( France ) | Lac |
| 1991 | Dublin | Mario Luzi ( Italy ) | Frasi e Incisi di un Canto Salutare |
| 1992 | Madrid | Manuel Vázquez Montalbán ( Spain ) | Galíndez |
| 1993 | Antwerp | Cees Nooteboom ( Netherlands ) | Het following verhaal |
| 1994 | Lisbon | Juan Marsé (Spain) | El embrujo de Shanghai |
| 1995 | Luxembourg | Herta Müller ( Germany ) | Heart animal |
| 1996 | Copenhagen |
Salman Rushdie ( Great Britain ) Christoph Ransmayr ( Austria ) |
The Moor's Last Sigh Kitahara's Disease |
| 1997 | Thessaloniki | Antonio Tabucchi (Italy) | Sostiene Pereira |
| 1998 | Stockholm | Hugo Claus ( Belgium ) | De rumors |
| 1999 | Weimar | José Hierro (Spain) | Cuadeno de Neuva York |
translator
| year | place | translator | plant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Glasgow | Michael Hamburger (Great Britain) | Paul Celan : Poems of Paul Celan |
| 1991 | Dublin | Frans van Woerden (Netherlands) | Louis-Ferdinand Céline : De Brug van Londen - Guignol's Volume II |
| 1992 | Madrid | Socrates Kapsaskis ( Greece ) | James Joyce : Ulysses |
| 1993 | Antwerp | Françoise Wuilmart (Belgium) | Ernst Bloch : The principle of hope |
| 1994 | Lisbon | Giovanni Raboni (Italy) | Marcel Proust : à la Recherche du Temps Perdu |
| 1995 | Luxembourg | Dieter Hornig (Austria) | Henri Michaux : Un barbare en Asie |
| 1996 | Copenhagen | Thorkild Bjørnvig ( Denmark ) | Rainer Maria Rilke : Udsat på hjertets bjerge (selected poems) |
| 1997 | Thessaloniki | Hans-Christian Oeser (Germany / Ireland *) | Patrick McCabe : The Butcher Boy |
| 1998 | Stockholm | Miguel Sáenz (Spain) | Günter Grass : A broad field |
| 1999 | Weimar | Claus Bech (Denmark) | Flann O'Brien : The Third Policeman |
* German translator, but nominated by Ireland