European Prize for Literature

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European Prize for Literature (Prix Européen de Littérature) is a European-wide literary award sponsored by the city of Strasbourg with support from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France).[1] The prize is awarded by the Jurys des Grands Prix Littéraires, in Strasbourg, at the same time as the Prix de Littérature Francophone Jean Arp and the Prix du Patrimoine Nathan Katz.[1] The award is presented to an author for their entire body of work, which best represents the cultural dimensions of Europe.[1]

Honorees

Year Author Nationality Ref
2006 Antonio Gamoneda File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
2006 Bo Carpelan File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland [2][3]
2007 Tadeusz Różewicz File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland [4]
2008 Tankred Dorst File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
2009 Kiki Dimoula File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece [5]
2010 Tony Harrison File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom [6]
2011 Drago Jančar File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia [7]
2012 Vladimir Makanin File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia [8]
2013 Erri De Luca File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
2014 Jon Fosse File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway [9]
2016 Jaan Kaplinski File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia [10]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 About (the Prix Europeen de Litterature) Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine, official website.(in French)
  2. Antoine Wicker (March 11, 2006). "La voix de Bo Carpelan". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved October 16, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. Pierre Grouix (March 23, 2006). "Hommage à Bo Carpelan, Prix européen de littérature". Institut Finlandais (in French). Retrieved October 16, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "L'Association capitale européenne des littératures décerne ses prix". Livres Hebdo (in French). November 14, 2011. Archived from the original on February 13, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. Pascal Maillard (March 25, 2012). "Drago Jančar ou la mélancolie de la résistance". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved October 16, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. Graeme Neill (14 March 2011). "Harrison awarded European prize for literature". The Bookseller. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  7. "Drago Jancar est lauréat du Prix européen de littérature 2011". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French). Retrieved October 25, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. "Vladimir Makanin wins European Prize for literature". Voice of Russia. TASS. November 13, 2012. Archived from the original on November 15, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  9. "Laureate 2014 (Press Release)" (PDF). City of Strasbourg. 19 November 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  10. "THE EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2016 is awarded to JAAN KAPLINSKI (ESTONIA)". 2 November 2016. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2016.

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