Rheingau Literatur Preis is a

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. It is awarded annually since 1994 by the which follows the

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. An author is awarded whose prose gained the attention of the literary critics ("") The prize of 11,111 Euro is given by the cultural ministry Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Landesentwicklung and by the Rheingau Musik Festival. The author also receives 111 bottles of

Rheingau The Rheingau (; ) is a region on the northern side of the Rhine between the German towns of Wiesbaden and Lorch, Hesse, Lorch near Frankfurt, reaching from the Western Taunus to the Rhine. It is situated in the German state of Hesse and is part ...

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, donated by the association

Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter e.V. or the Association of German Prädikat Wine Estates, is an association of more than 200 wineries in Germany that promotes binding quality standards and – since 1990 – also ecological management o ...

(VDP) Rheingau.

Winners

*1994 Stefanie Menzinger, ''Schlangenbaden'', ''Wanderungen im Inneren des Häftlings'' *1995 Ulla Berkéwicz, ''Überlebnis'', ''Sopravvivenza'' *1996 Herbert Maurer, ''Sprich günstig mit dem Balkan'', ''Pannonias Zunge'' *1997 Thomas Meinecke, ''Tomboy'', ''Hellblau'' *1998 Hella Eckert, ''Hanomag'', ''Da hängt mein Kleid'' *1999 Thomas Lehr, ''September. Fata Morgana'', ''42'' *2000

Peter Stamm Peter Stamm (born 18 January 1963 in Münsterlingen) is a Swiss writer. His prize-winning books have been translated into more than thirty languages. For his entire body of work and his accomplishments in fiction, he was nominated for the Inte ...

, ''Sieben Jahre'', ''An einem Tag wie diesem'' *2001 Bodo Kirchhoff, ''Parlando'', ''Erinnerungen an meinen Porsche'' *2002 Robert Gernhardt, ''Reim und Zeit'', Gesammelte Gedichte: 1954 – 2006 *2003 Reinhard Jirgl, ''Die Unvollendeten'', ''Abtrünnig: Roman aus der nervösen Zeit'' *2004 Ralf Rothmann, ''Feuer brennt nicht'', ''Junges Licht'' *2005 Gert Loschütz, ''Auf der Birnbaumwiese'', ''Dunkle Gesellschaft: Roman in zehn Regennächten'' *2006 Clemens Meyer, ''Als wir träumten'', ''Gewalten: Ein Tagebuch'' *2007 Antje Rávik Strubel, ''Gebrauchsanweisung für Schweden'', ''Kältere Schichten der Luft'' *2008 Ursula Krechel, ''Shanghai fern von wo'', ''Ungezürnt: Gedichte'', ''Lichter'', ''Lesezeichen'' *2009 Christoph Peters, ''Stadt Land Fluß'', ''Mitsukos Restaurant'' *2010 , ''Das Beste, was wir hatten'' *2011

Josef Haslinger Josef Haslinger (born July 5, 1955) is an Austrian writer. Haslinger was born in Zwettl, Lower Austria. He studied philosophy, drama and Germanic studies at the University of Vienna. He received his PhD in 1980. Since then he has been working as ...

, ''Jáchymov'' *2012 Sten Nadolny, ''Weitlings Sommerfrische'' *2013 , ''Soutines letzte Fahrt'' *2014 , ''Deutscher Meister'' *2015 Klaus Modick, ''Konzert ohne Dichter'' *2016

Saša Stanišić Saša Stanišić ( sr-cyr, Саша Станишић; born 7 March 1978) is a Bosnian-German writer. Biography He was born in Višegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina as the son of a Bosniaks, Bosniak mother and a Serbs, Serb father. In the spring o ...

, ''Wie der Soldat das Grammofon repariert'' *2017

Ingo Schulze Ingo Schulze (born 15 December 1962) is a German writer born in Dresden in former East Germany. He studied classical philology at the University of Jena for five years, and, until German reunification, was an assistant director (dramatic arts a ...

, ''Peter Holtz: Sein glückliches Leben erzählt von ihm selbst'' *2018 Robert Seethaler, ''Das Feld'' *2019 Dörte Hansen, ''Mittagsstunde'' *2020 Annette Pehnt, ''Alles was Sie sehen ist neu'' *2021 Judith Hermann, ''Daheim'' *2022 , ''Zukunftsmusik'' *2023

Arno Geiger Arno Geiger (born 22 July 1968) is an Austrian novelist. Geiger grew up in the village of Wolfurt near Bregenz. He studied German studies, ancient history and comparative literature at the universities of Innsbruck and Vienna. He has worked as ...

, ''Das glückliche Geheimnis'' *2024 , ''Maifliegenzeit'' *2025 Jonas Lüscher, ''Verzauberte Vorbestimmung''Rheingau Literatur Preis 2025 für Jonas Lüscher.
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* {{German literary awards German literary awards Literary awards of Hesse Rheingau Awards established in 1994