The best German-language novel of 200 titles from more than 100 publishers competed in this year. Only every tenth of them has a Chance at the prize. Which is since today.
200 titles were in the selection, now the novels, has been nominated by the Jury for the German book prize in 2017. The seven members of the jury have seen since the tender beginning of the title, between October 2016 and the 12. By September 2017, when the Shortlist is announced, published, or are yet to appear.
The views of the world expand
“One of the most important skills of literature is the Vast expanse of our world,” said jury spokeswoman Katja Gasser the selection. The is in times, in which the angle of view seemed to constrict more and more, especially important. “The Longlist of 2017, is an expression of the attempt to reflect the diversity of the current German-language literary landscape. On different literary answers to life, the state of the world, the people find themselves with the books: the Political as explicitly non-political, traditionally Narrated as voice-centric and Risk-taking, lyrical, Woven like realistic Knitted. All the books have in common is that they have pricked the Jury one way or the other and bitten touched in the best sense of the word. Perhaps the view of the world is with the books on the Longlist in 2017, something greater, more.”
The nominated novels (in alphabetical order):
· Mirko Bonné: lights when the day (Schöffling & Co, July 2017)
· Gerhard Falkner: Romeo or Juliet (Berlin Verlag, September 2017)
· Franzobel: the raft of the Medusa (Paul Zsolnay, January 2017)
· Monika’s helper: Look at me when I’m talking to you! (Young and Young, March 2017)
· Christoph Höhtker: the year of the women (white books, August 2017)
· Thomas Lehr: Sleeping Sun (Carl Hanser, August 2017)
· Jonas Lüscher: Power (C. H. Beck, March 2017)
· Robert Menasse: The Capital (Suhrkamp, September 2017)
· Birgit Müller-Wieland: Flying Snow (Otto Müller, February 2017)
· Jakob Nolte: Terrible Powers (Matthes & Seitz Berlin, March 2017)
· Marion Poschmann: The Pine Islands (Suhrkamp, September 2017)
· Kerstin Preiwuß: Onkalo (Berlin Verlag, March 2017)
· Robert Prosser: phantoms (Ullstein five, September 2017)
· Sven Regener: Wiener Straße (Galiani Berlin, September 2017)
· Sasha Marianna Salzmann: in addition to (Suhrkamp, September 2017)
· Ingo Schulze: Peter Holtz (S. Fischer, September 2017)
· Michael wild grove: the Singing of the sirens (Klett-Cotta, September 2017)
· Julia Wolf: Walter Nowak remains (Frankfurter Verlagsanstalt, March 2017)
· Christine Wunnicke: Katie (Berenberg, March 2017)
· Feridun Zaimoglu: The Gospel (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, March 2017)
The Jury of 2017: Thomas Lehmkuhl, Maria Gazetti, Katja Gasser, Lothar Schröder, Silke Behl, Mara Delius, Christian Dunker (v. l. n. r.)
The Jury for the German book prize in 2017, in addition to Katja Gasser (Austrian broadcasting): Silke Behl (Radio Bremen), Mara Delius (The world), Christian Dunn (author of the bookseller of berlin), Maria Gazzetti (Casa di Goethe, Rome), Tobias Lehmkuhl (free critic, Berlin) and Lothar Schröder (Rheinische Post).
Award ceremony for the opening of the Frankfurt book fair
In the next step, the judges will select from the titles of the Longlist of six novels for the Shortlist. In the evening of the award ceremony, the six authors, who of them is the German book prize. This year the award ceremony will take place at 9. October 2017 to the start of the Frankfurt book fair in the kaisersaal of the Frankfurt römer. The prize winner or the prize-winner receives prize money of 25,000 euros, the five finalists will each receive 2,500 euros.
The German book prize is awarded by the Foundation of the börsenverein of the German book trade. Supporters of the German book prize, the Deutsche Bank Foundation, other partners are the Frankfurt book fair and the city of Frankfurt am Main. Deutsche Welle supports the German book prize with media work In the country and abroad.
Reading Samples, Blogger Reviews
Reading samples: 21.08. in the book trade
Reading samples and background information on the nominated novels are to be found in the volume “The Longlist 2017 – reading samples,” the next week, in the book trade will be available. On www.deutscher-buchpreis-blog.de six literature bloggers in the coming weeks, the nominees for the title.