The Max Frisch Prize of the City of

Zürich Zurich (; ) is the list of cities in Switzerland, largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. , the municipality had 448,664 inhabitants. The ...

, created in 1996, is usually awarded every four years to writers in German-speaking countries. The prize is named after the Swiss writer

Max Frisch Max Rudolf Frisch (; 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity (social science), identity, individuality, Moral responsibility, responsibility, morality, and political commi ...

(1911–1991). The literary award is endowed with a prize sum of 50,000 Swiss francs. In 2018, an additional sponsorship award () endowed with 10,000 Swiss francs was introduced in order to be able to support writers of the younger generation as well. The award honors authors whose work addresses fundamental issues of democratic society in an artistically uncompromising manner. The Max Frisch Foundation at

ETH Zürich ETH Zurich (; ) is a public university in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, the university focuses primarily on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. ETH Zurich ra ...

is responsible for judging and determining the winners. The City of Zürich is financing the award and its hosting.

Recipients

*1998:

Tankred Dorst Tankred Dorst (19 December 1925 – 1 June 2017) was a German playwright and storyteller. Dorst lived and worked in Munich. His farces, parables, one-act-plays and adaptations were inspired by the theatre of the absurd and the works of Ionesco ...

*2002: *2006: Ralf Rothmann *2011: Barbara Honigmann on 100th birthday of Max Frisch *2014: Robert Menasse *2018: Maja Haderlap; sponsorship award: Dorothee Elmiger *2022: Jonas Lüscher; sponsorship award:

References

External links

* Swiss literary awards Awards established in 1996 1996 establishments in Switzerland Max Frisch {{Lit-award-stub