International Literature Award

International Literature Award
(German: Internationaler Literaturpreis – Haus der Kulturen der Welt)
TypeLiterary award
Awarded forAn outstanding work of contemporary international literature and its first translation into German.
CountryGermany
Websitewww.hkw.de/en/programme/internationaler-literaturpreis

International Literature Award (German: Internationaler Literaturpreis – Haus der Kulturen der Welt) is a German literary award for international prose translated into German for the first time. The prize has been awarded annually by the Haus der Kulturen der Welt and the foundation “Elementarteilchen” since 2009. Winning authors receive €20,000 and the translators €15,000. The award has compared as the German near-equivalent of the Best Translated Book Award or Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. In 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the award was given to all six shortlisted titles, with the prize money divided equally.

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