The Libris Literature Award or Libris Prize (Dutch: Libris Literatuur Prijs) is a prize for novels originally written in Dutch. Established in 1993, it is awarded annually since 1994 by Libris, an association of independent Dutch booksellers, and amounts to 50,000 for the winner. It is modeled on the

Booker Prize The Booker Prize, formerly known as the Booker Prize for Fiction (1969–2001) and the Man Booker Prize (2002–2019), is a literary prize awarded each year for the best novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland. ...

, having a longlist and a selection process which shortlists six books. The author of each shortlisted book receives 2,500. Shortlisted authors are heavily promoted in individual Libris book stores, providing important commercial opportunities for authors and booksellers. Typically, the (independent) jury's selection is discussed and criticized in the Dutch press, providing even more exposure. The Libris Literature Award with the (Belgian) Golden Owl and the (Dutch) AKO Literatuurprijs make up the "big three" literature awards for Dutch-language books.

Winners

*1994 – Frida Vogels – ''De harde kern'' *1995 – Thomas Rosenboom – ''Gewassen vlees'' *1996 –

Alfred Kossmann Alfred Kossmann (31 January 1922 – 27 June 1998) was a Dutch poet and prose writer. Kossmann and his brother Ernst Kossmann, a distinguished Dutch historian, were twins. Biography Born in Leiden, Kossmann was the son of the erudite libraria ...

– ''Huldigingen'' *1997 –

Hugo Claus Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (; 5 April 1929 – 19 March 2008) was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, the novel, and poetry; he also ...

– 'De geruchten'' *1998 –

J.J. Voskuil Johannes Jacobus Voskuil (1 July 1926, in The Hague – 1 May 2008, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch novelist known best for his epic novel ''Het Bureau''. In 1997 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novels '' Meneer Beerta'' and '' Vuile hande ...

– ''Het bureau 3: Plankton'' *1999 –

Harry Mulisch Harry Kurt Victor Mulisch ( ; 29 July 1927 – 30 October 2010) was a Dutch writer. He wrote more than 80 novels, plays, essays, poems, and philosophical reflections. Mulisch's works have been translated into over thirty languages. Along with W ...

– ''De procedure'' *2000 – Thomas Rosenboom – ''Publieke Werken'' *2001 –

Tomas Lieske Tomas may refer to: People * Tomás (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Gaelic given name * Tomas (given name), a Swedish, Dutch, and Lithuanian given name * Tomáš, a Czech and Slovak given name * Tomas (surname), a French and Croatian surn ...

– ''Franklin'' *2002 –

Robert Anker Rengert Robert Anker (26 April 1946 – 20 January 2017) was a Dutch writer. In 1993 he won the Ferdinand Bordewijk Prijs for his novel '' De terugkeer van kapitein Rob'', and in 2002 the Libris Prize The Libris Literature Award or Libris Pri ...

– ''Een soort Engeland'' *2003 – Abdelkader Benali – ''De langverwachte'' *2004 – Arthur Japin – ''Een schitterend gebrek'' *2005 – Willem Jan Otten – ''Specht en zoon'' *2006 – K. Schippers – ''Waar was je nou'' *2007 – Arnon Grunberg – ''Tirza'' *2008 – D. Hooijer – ''Sleur is een roofdier'' *2009 – Dimitri Verhulst – ''Godverdomse dagen op een godverdomse bol'' *2010 –

Bernard Dewulf Bernard Dewulf (30 January 1960 – 23 December 2021) was a Belgian poet and journalist. He died in Antwerp on 23 December 2021, at the age of 61. Publications *''Waar de egel gaat'' (1995) *''Bijlichtingen. Kijken naar schilders'' (2001) *''De ...

– ''Kleine dagen'' *2011 –

Yves Petry Yves may refer to: * Yves, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime department in France * Yves (given name), including a list of people with the name * ''Yves'' (single album), a single album by Loona * ''Yves'' (film), a 2019 Fre ...

– ''De maagd Marino'' *2012 –

A.F.Th. van der Heijden Adrianus Franciscus Theodorus van der Heijden (born 15 October 1951) is a Dutch writer. Van der Heijden was born in Geldrop, and studied psychology and philosophy in Nijmegen. After moving to Amsterdam he turned to writing. His first two books a ...

– ''Tonio'' *2013 – Tommy Wieringa – ''Dit zijn de namen'' *2014 –

Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer (born 17 January 1968) is a Dutch poet, novelist, polemicist and classical scholar. He was born in Rijswijk, Netherlands, and studied, lived and worked in Leiden, and he moved permanently to Genoa, Italy, in 2008. Biogr ...

– ''La Superba'' *2015 – Adriaan van Dis – ''Ik kom terug''Van Dis krijgt Libris literatuurprijs
NOS 11 May 2015 *2016 – Connie Palmen – ''Jij zegt het'' *2017 –

Alfred Birney Alfred may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Alfred J. Kwak'', Dutch-German-Japanese anime television series * ''Alfred'' (Arne opera), a 1740 masque by Thomas Arne * ''Alfred'' (Dvořák), an 1870 opera by Antonín Dvořák *"Alfred (Interlu ...

– ''De tolk van Java'' *2018 –

Murat Isik Murat may refer to: Places Australia * Murat Bay, a bay in South Australia * Murat Marine Park, a marine protected area France * Murat, Allier, a commune in the department of Allier * Murat, Cantal, a commune in the department of Cantal Elsewhe ...

– Wees onzichtbaar'' *2019 –

Rob van Essen Rob or ROB may refer to: Places * Rob, Velike Lašče, a settlement in Slovenia * Roberts International Airport (IATA code ROB), in Monrovia, Liberia People * Rob (given name), a given name or nickname, e.g., for Robert(o), Robin/Robyn * Rob (s ...

– ''De goede zoon'' *2020 –

Sander Kollaard A sander is a power tool used to smooth surfaces by abrasion with sandpaper. Sanders have a means to attach the sandpaper and a mechanism to move it rapidly contained within a housing with means to hand-hold it or fix it to a workbench. Woodwo ...

– ''Uit het leven van een hond'' *2021 – Jeroen Brouwers – ''Cliënt E. Busken'' *2022 –

Mariken Heitman Mariken is a medieval Dutch name (Modern Dutch ''Marijke''), and may refer to: *''Mariken van Nieumeghen ''Mariken van Nieumeghen'' ''(Mary of Nijmegen)'' is a miracle play recorded in a Middle Dutch text from the early 16th century. The protag ...

– ''Wormmaan''

References

External links

*{{Official, http://www.librisliteratuurprijs.nl/ Awards established in 1994 1994 establishments in the Netherlands Dutch literary awards Fiction awards