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Dresden Novelist Wins Prestigious German Book Prize

Author Uwe Tellkamp with backdrop of logo

The former Dresden medical doctor turned novelist won the German speaking world's most prestigious literary award in a event that preludes the Frankfurt Book Fair. »

 

Last Year's Winner

Julia Franck Wins German Book Prize With Abandonment Tale

Franck posing with book

One of Germany's most prestigious literary awards has gone to a 432-page historical novel set in Berlin during the two world wars. But literary critics disagree as to whether it's a page-turner or a bore. »

 



 
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