The Swiss Book Prize (german: link=no, Schweizer Buchpreis) is a
literary award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author.
Organizations
Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. ...
awarded annually by a jury on behalf of the Swiss Booksellers' Association. The prize amount is CHF 30,000. The award was instituted in 2008 following the example of the
German Book Prize
The German Book Prize (''Deutscher Buchpreis'') is awarded annually, in October, by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association (''Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels'') to the best new German language novel of the year. The books, publi ...
. Only German language works of authors living in Switzerland or of Swiss nationality are eligible.
Lukas Bärfuss
Lukas Bärfuss (born 30 December 1971) is a Swiss writer and playwright who writes in German. He won the Georg Büchner Prize in 2019.
Biography
Born in Thun, Switzerland in 1971, Lukas Bärfuss began training as a bookseller after graduating f ...
, ''Hundert Tage''
* Anja Jardine, ''Als der Mond vom Himmel fiel''
* Adolf Muschg, ''Kinderhochzeit'' (withdrew)
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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 short-listed for the ...
Eleonore Frey
Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages.
The name was intro ...
Urs Widmer
Urs Widmer (21 May 1938 – 2 April 2014) was a Swiss novelist, playwright, an essayist, and a short story writer.
Biography
Widmer was born in Basel in 1938, and for many years lived in Zurich. Widmer studied German, French, and history at the u ...
''Herr 'Adamson''
2010
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Melinda Nadj Abonji
Melinda Nadj Abonji (born 22 June 1968 in Bečej, Yugoslavia) is a Hungarian-Swiss writer, musician, and performance artist. Melinda Nadj Abonji was born in the Hungarian part of Vojvodina, in present-day Serbia. She came to Switzerland at the ag ...
, ''Tauben fliegen auf''
* Dorothee Elmiger, ''Einladung an die Waghalsigen''
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Urs Faes
Urs (from ''‘Urs'') or ''Urus'' (literal meaning wedding), is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint, usually held at the saint's dargah (shrine or tomb). In most Sufi orders such as Naqshbandiyyah, Suhrawardiyya, Chishtiyya, Qadiriyya, etc. t ...
, ''Paarbildung''
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Pedro Lenz
Pedro Lenz (born 8 March 1965 in Langenthal) is a Swiss writer.
Life
Lenz studied Spanish literature at the University of Bern. He has worked full-time as a writer since 2001.
He writes columns for several newspapers in Switzerland, includi ...
, ''Der Goalie bin ig''
* Kurt Marti, ''Notizen und Details 1964 – 2007''
2011
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Catalin Dorian Florescu
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, ''Jacob beschliesst zu lieben''
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Monica Cantieni
Monica may refer to:
People
*Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress
*Monica (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, ...
, ''Grünschnabel''
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Felix Philipp Ingold
Felix may refer to:
* Felix (name), people and fictional characters with the name
Places
* Arabia Felix is the ancient Latin name of Yemen
* Felix, Spain, a municipality of the province Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, S ...
, ''Alias oder Das wahre Leben''
* Charles Lewinsky, ''Gerron''
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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 short-listed for the ...
, ''Seerücken''
2012
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Peter von Matt
Peter von Matt (born 20 May 1937) is a Swiss philologist and author.
Life
Born in Lucerne, Peter von Matt grew up in Stans in the canton of Nidwalden. He studied Art History as well as German and English studies in Zurich and received a docto ...
, ''Das Kalb vor der Gotthardpost''
* Sibylle Berg, ''Vielen Dank für das Leben''
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Ursula Fricker Ursula may refer to:
* Ursula (name), feminine name and a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* ''Ursula'' (album), an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron
*Ursula (crater), a crater on Titania, a moon of Uranus
*Ursula (det ...
, ''Ausser sich''
*, ''Wolkenbruchs wunderliche Reise in die Arme einer Schickse''
* Alain Claude Sulzer, ''Aus den Fugen''
2013
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Jens Steiner Jens may refer to:
* Jens (given name), a list of people with the name
* Jens (surname), a list of people
* Jens, Switzerland, a municipality
* 1719 Jens, an asteroid
See also
* Jensen (disambiguation)
* Jenssi
Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) i ...
, ''Carambole''
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Ralph Dutli
Ralph (pronounced ; or ,) is a male given name of English, Scottish and Irish origin, derived from the Old English ''Rædwulf'' and Radulf, cognate with the Old Norse ''Raðulfr'' (''rað'' "counsel" and ''ulfr'' "wolf").
The most common forms ...
, ''Soutines letzte Fahrt''
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Roman Graf
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
, ''Niedergang''
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Jonas Lüscher
Jonas Lüscher (born 22 October 1976 in Schlieren) is a Swiss-German writer and essayist.
Early life
Lüscher grew up in Bern where he later trained between 1994 and 1998 at the Muristalden Evangelical Teacher Training School (''Evangelische Le ...
Lukas Bärfuss
Lukas Bärfuss (born 30 December 1971) is a Swiss writer and playwright who writes in German. He won the Georg Büchner Prize in 2019.
Biography
Born in Thun, Switzerland in 1971, Lukas Bärfuss began training as a bookseller after graduating f ...
Heinz Helle
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, ''Der beruhigende Klang von explodierendem Kerosin''
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Guy Krneta
Guy or GUY may refer to:
Personal names
* Guy (given name)
* Guy (surname)
* That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart
Places
* Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet
* Guy, Arkansas, US, a city
* Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorp ...
, ''Unger üs''
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Gertrud Leutenegger
Gertrud Leutenegger (born 1948) is a German-speaking Swiss poet, novelist, playwright and theatre director.Böttcher, Kurt, et al., eds., ''Lexikon deutschsprachiger Schriftsteller 20. Jahrhundert.'' Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 1993, p. 476.
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, ''Panischer Frühling''
2015
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Monique Schwitter
Monique Schwitter (born 2 March 1972) is a Swiss writer and actress.
Life and career
Schwitter was born in Zürich, Switzerland. She studied stage direction and theater at the Mozarteum Salzburg from 1993 to 1997. Having graduated, she worked ...
, ''Eins im Andern''
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Martin R. Dean
Martin R. Dean (born July 17, 1955 in Menziken/Aargau) is a Swiss writer.
Life
Dean was born in Menziken to a Swiss mother and an Indian physician from Trinidad. In 1976, he obtained his university entrance diploma at grammar school in A ...
, ''Verbeugung vor Spiegeln''
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Dana Grigorcea
Dana may refer to:
People Given name
* Dana (given name)
Surname
* Dana (surname)
* Dana family of Cambridge, Massachusetts
** James Dwight Dana (1813–1895), scientist, zoological author abbreviation Dana
Nickname or stage name
* Dana ...
, ''Das primäre Gefühl der Schuldlosigkeit''
* Meral Kureyshi, ''Elefanten im Garten''
* Ruth Schweikert, ''Wie wir älter werden''
2016
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Christian Kracht
Christian Kracht (; born 29 December 1966) is a Swiss author. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
Personal life
Kracht was born in Saanen in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. He attended Schule Schloss Salem in Baden-W� ...
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The Dead
The Dead may refer to:
* The dead, those who have experienced death
Arts, entertainment, and media Literature
* ''The Dead'' (Higson novel), 2010 novel by Charlie Higson
* ''The Dead'' (Kracht novel), 2016 novel by Christian Kracht
* "The Dead ...
The longlist was announced in August 2017. The shortlist was later announced. The winner was announced in November 2017.
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Jonas Lüscher
Jonas Lüscher (born 22 October 1976 in Schlieren) is a Swiss-German writer and essayist.
Early life
Lüscher grew up in Bern where he later trained between 1994 and 1998 at the Muristalden Evangelical Teacher Training School (''Evangelische Le ...
Urs Faes
Urs (from ''‘Urs'') or ''Urus'' (literal meaning wedding), is the death anniversary of a Sufi saint, usually held at the saint's dargah (shrine or tomb). In most Sufi orders such as Naqshbandiyyah, Suhrawardiyya, Chishtiyya, Qadiriyya, etc. t ...
, ''Halt auf Verlangen. Ein Fahrtenbuch''
* Lukas Holliger, ''Das kürzere Leben des Klaus Halm''
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Julia Weber
Julia is usually a feminine given name. It is a Latinate feminine form of the name Julio and Julius. (For further details on etymology, see the Wiktionary entry "Julius".) The given name ''Julia'' had been in use throughout Late Antiquity (e.g. ...
, ''Immer ist alles schön''
2018
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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 short-listed for the ...
, ''Die sanfte Gleichgültigkeit der Welt''
* , ''Die Überwindung der Schwerkraft''
* , ''Hier ist noch alles möglich''
* , ''Das Eidechsenkind''
* , ''Die Hochhausspringerin''
* , ''das alles hier, jetzt''
* Dorothee Elmiger, ''Aus der Zuckerfabrik''
* Tom Kummer, ''Von schlechten Eltern''
* Charles Lewinsky, ''Der Halbbart''
* , ''Der Held''
2021
* Martina Clavadetscher, ''Die Erfindung Des Ungehorsam''
* Thomas Duarte, ''Was der Fall Ist''
* Michael Hugentobler, ''Feuerland''
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Christian Kracht
Christian Kracht (; born 29 December 1966) is a Swiss author. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages.
Personal life
Kracht was born in Saanen in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. He attended Schule Schloss Salem in Baden-W� ...
, ''Eurotrash''
* Veronika Sutter, ''Grösser als du''
2022
* Kim de l'Horizon, ''Blutbuch''
* , ''Dürrst''
* , ''Pommfritz aus der Hölle''
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Thomas Hürlimann Thomas Hürlimann (born 21 December 1950) is a Swiss playwright and novelist.
Biography
Hürlimann was born in Zug, Switzerland. He is a son of the former government and federal councilor (Minister) Hans Hürlimann. He studied philosophy in Züric ...