The Georg Dehio Book Prize (''Georg Dehio-Buchpreis'') is a biennial

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for authors who, "in their literary, scholarly or public work, address the themes of the common culture and history of the German people and their Eastern neighbors at a high level and from a broad perspective." Described as "prestigious" by the Austrian state broadcasting system

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,Österreichischer Rundfunk, April 11, 2012
/ref> the Dehio Prize is funded by the German government through the Office of the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media (''Beauftragte der Bundesregierung for Kultur und Medien''), the competition being administered by the German Cultural Forum for

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(''Deutsches Kulturforums östliches Europa''), a state-endowed agency.German Cultural Forum for Eastern Europe
/ref> It commemorates the

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-born German art historian

Georg Dehio Georg Gottfried Julius Dehio (22 November 1850 in Reval (now Tallinn), Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire – 21 March 1932 in Tübingen), was a Baltic German art historian. In 1900, Dehio started the "''Handbuch der deutschen Kunstgesch ...

(1850-1932), whose pioneering emphasis on multi-ethnic and transnational cultural interconnections and influences in Eastern Europe serves as a guiding principle for the work of the German Cultural Forum. The prize comes in two categories: a Grand Prize of €7,000 and a Prize of Honor of €3,000. The Grand Prize honors an author's lifetime achievement in literary and/or public endeavors. The Prize of Honor is awarded in recognition of an outstanding published work. If the prizewinning publication is a translation, the prize may be shared between the author and the translator.Literaturport description
/ref> The Georg Dehio Book Prize began in 2004, and is awarded every other year, alternating with the Georg Dehio Cultural Prize, which was first offered in 2003. Winners of the Georg Dehio Book Prize are chosen by a selection committee whose members are appointed by the Board of Trustees of the German Cultural Forum on the nomination of its executive committee. It is composed of renowned personalities from the fields of literary studies, publishing and the media. Permanent members of the Selection Committee include a representative of the Office of the Federal Commissioner for Culture and Media (BKM) and a representative of the BKM-funded institutions concerned with the culture and history of the German-speaking peoples of Eastern Europe. Kulturpreise.de
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Winners

* 2018:

Miljenko Jergović Miljenko Jergović (born 28 May 1966) is a prominent Bosnian writer. Biography Born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia to Croatian parents, Jergović received his M.A. in literature from the Sarajevo University. While at high ...

and Brigitte Döbert (Grand Prize); Alvydas Šlepikas and Markus Roduner for ''Mein Name ist Marytė'' * 2016:

Marek Krajewski Marek Krajewski (born 4 September 1966, in Wrocław) is a Polish crime writer and linguist. He is best known for his series of novels set in pre-war Wrocław (which was, at the time, Breslau) with the policeman Eberhard Mock as the protagonist ...

(Grand Prize); Cord Aschenbrenner (Prize of Honor for ''Das evangelische Pfarrhaus. 300 Jahre Glaube, Geist und Macht: eine Familiengeschichte'') * 2014:

Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi Barbara Coudenhove-Kalergi (born 15 January 1932, Prague) is an Austrian journalist. A member of the Coudenhove-Kalergi family, she is the daughter of Gerolf von Coudenhove-Kalergi and thus the niece of Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi and of Ida ...

(Grand Prize); Raymond M. Douglas (Prize of Honor for ''Ordnungsgemäße Überführung. Die Vertreibung der Deutschen nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg'') * 2012: Peter Demetz (Grand Prize);

Radka Denemarková Radka Denemarková (born 14 March 1968 in Kutná Hora) is a Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One ...

and Eva Profousová (Prize of Honor as author and translator respectively for ''Ein herrlicher Flecken Erde'')''Focus'', April 26, 2012
/ref> * 2010: Martin Pollack (Grand Prize); Włodzimierz Nowak and Joanna Manc (Prize of Honor as author and translator respectively for ''Die Nacht von Wildenhagen: Zwölf deutsch-polnische Schicksale'') Culture.pl
* 2008:

Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most op ...

(Grand Prize); Andreas Kossert (Prize of Honor for ''Ostpreußen: Geschichte und Mythos'')Deutsche Welle, October 4, 2008
/ref> * 2006:

Karl-Markus Gauß Karl-Markus Gauß (born 14 May 1954, in Salzburg) is an Austrian contemporary writer, essayist and editor.In one single interview, Gauß by joke characterized himself ''to be an independent scholar.'' The interviewer, not being aware of this allusi ...

(Grand Prize);

Thomas Urban Thomas Urban (born 20 July 1954) is a German journalist and author of historical books. Education Urban was born Leipzig. His parents were German expellees from Breslau, the capital of the Prussian province of Silesia, which came under Polish ...

(Prize of Honor for ''Verlust: Die Vertreibung der Deutschen und Polen im 20. Jahrhundert'')''Tageszeitung'', May 13, 2006
/ref> * 2004:

Karl Schlögel Karl Schlögel (born 7 March 1948 in Hawangen Hawangen is a municipality in the district of Unterallgäu in Bavaria, Germany, with about 1,254 inhabitants. Hawangen is situated east of Memmingen. The town has a municipal association with ...

(Grand Prize); Gregor Thum (Prize of Honor for ''Die fremde Stadt. Breslau 1945'')Deutschland Radio (Berlin), May 25, 2004
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