The Batty Weber Prize or ''Prix Batty Weber'' is
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
's national literary prize. It has been awarded every three years since 1987 to a Luxembourg writer for his entire literary work. It is named after the writer
Batty Weber
Jean-Baptiste "Batty" Weber (1860–1940) is considered to have been one of Luxembourg's most influential journalists and authors, contributing much to the development of the country's national identity. His style is characterized by his sense of ...
(1860–1940) who considerably influenced Luxembourg's cultural life.
Laureats
* 1987:
Edmond Dune Edmond may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Edmond'' (play), a 1982 play by David Mamet
** ''Edmond'' (film), a 2005 film based on the 1982 play
* ''E.d.M.O.N.D'', a 2013 EP by Edmond Leung
* ''Edmond'', a 2016 play by Alexis Michalik
** ''Ed ...
* 1990:
Roger Manderscheid
* 1993:
Léopold Hoffmann
* 1996:
Anise Koltz
Anise Koltz (12 June 1928 – 1 March 2023) was a Luxembourgish contemporary author. Best known for her poetry and her translations of poems, she also wrote a number of children's stories. In 1962, she was a cofounder with Nic Weber of the succe ...
* 1999:
Nic Weber
* 2002:
Pol Greisch
* 2005:
Guy Rewenig
Guy Rewenig (born 31 August 1947) is a Luxembourgish author and novelist. In 1984, he wrote the first novel in the Luxembourgish language although poems and theatrical works had appeared in the 19th century. Together with Roger Manderscheid, he i ...
* 2008:
Nico Helminger
Nico Helminger (born 1953) is a Luxembourgish author who has written poetry, novels, plays and libretti for operas. In 2008, he was awarded the Batty Weber Prize for his literary work."Helminger, Guy", ''Luxemburger Lexikon'', Editions Guy Binsfel ...
* 2011:
Jean Portante
* 2014:
Lambert Schlechter
* 2017:
Georges Hausemer
* 2020:
Pierre Joris
Pierre Joris (July 14, 1946 – February 26, 2025) was a Luxembourgish- American poet, essayist, translator, and anthologist. He moved between Europe, North Africa, and the United States for fifty-five years, publishing over eighty books of poet ...
* 2023:
Margaret Steckel
See also
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Literature of Luxembourg
The literature of Luxembourg is little known beyond the country's borders, partly because Luxembourg authors write in one or more of the three official languages (French, German and Luxembourgish), partly because many works are specifically direct ...
References
Awards established in 1987
Luxembourgian literary awards
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