Русская версияAmong the nominees presented on Wednesday, Aug.
20, from more than
161 German-language novels were well-known writers Uwe Timm, Marcel
Beyer and Peter Handke. 2008 wasn't the first appearance on the
longlist for several other nominees, including Ingo Schulze, Judith
Kuckart and Feridun Zaimoglu.
Judges had a rich list of titles to choose from, director of the
Literaturhaus Hamburg and jury spokesperson Rainer Moritz said when
announcing the list.
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Marcel Beyer, nominated this year for "Kaltenburg"
"Overall, it seems to me as if contemporary literature is opening
up more and showing a more strong-willed intent of its own again,"
he said.
Winner announcement in October
During the last five months, the seven judges from around the
country read books either published or scheduled for publication
between Oct. 1, 2007 and Sept. 17, 2008. A shortlist of six titles
from the 20 presented Wednesday will be announced Sept. 17.
A final winner, to be awarded a 25,000 euro ($37,500) prize, will
be crowned on Oct. 13, at the beginning of the 2008 Frankfurt Book
Fair.
(Deutsche Welle)
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