Candide Preis
| Candide Preis | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | contemporary authors |
| Date | 1995 |
| Location | originally in Minden |
| Country | Germany, France |
| Presented by |
Literarischer Verein Minden, Foundation Genshagen Villa Gillet (Lyon), Minister of Culture (France) |
| Official website | Official website of the Literary Association Minden(german) |
Candide Preis (originally called Stadtschreiber Stipendium, later Candide Preis) is the only one German-French Literary award, named for its French satire Candide (first published in 1759 by Voltaire[1]).[2]
Since 1995 it's prize every year awarded by the Foundation Genshagen, the Literary Association Minden, the Villa Gillet (Lyon) and the Minister of Culture (France) to French and German contemporary authors.
List of laureates
- 2011: Peter Handke
- 2010: Jan Faktor
- 2009: Volker Braun und Olivia Rosenthal
- 2008: Martin Kluger und Mathias Énard
- 2007: André Kubiczek
- 2006: Karl-Heinz Ott
- 2005: Daniel Kehlmann
- 2004: Andreas Maier
- 2003: Roland Koch (author)
- 2002: Burkhard Spinnen
- 2001: Harald Gröhler
- 2000: Andreas Mand
- 1999: Christine Scherrmann
- 1998: Hansjörg Schertenleib
- 1997: Katja Lange-Müller
- 1996: Gert Loschütz
- 1995: Franz Hodjak
External links
- Foundation Genshagen (German)
- Official website of the Villa Gillet (French)
- Official website of the Literary Association Minden(German)
References
- ↑ Candide Preis Retrieved 2011-12-14 (german)
- ↑ candide-preis at the official site of the Cabinet of Germany Retrieved 2011-12-14 (german)
Coordinates: 52°18′52″N 13°19′06″E / 52.31444°N 13.31833°E
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