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Leipzig Book Prize For European Understanding
The City of Leipzig awards the Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding () which has been given since 1994. The award is endowed with prize money of 20,000 Euro and is presented every year during the official opening of Leipzig Book Fair. Recipients Source: * 1994 Ryszard Kapuściński (Poland) * 1994 Eckhard Thiele (Germany) * 1995 Péter Nádas (Hungary) * 1995 Svetlana Geier (Germany) * 1996 Aleksandar Tišma (Serbia) * 1996 Fritz Mierau (Germany) * 1997 Imre Kertész (Hungary) * 1997 Antonín J. Liehm (Czech Republic) * 1998 Svetlana Alexievich (Belarus) * 1998 Ilma Rakusa (Switzerland) * 1998 Andreas Tretner (Germany) * 1999 Eric Hobsbawm (United Kingdom) * 1999 Nenad Popović (Serbia) * 2000 Hanna Krall (Poland) * 2000 Peter Urban (translator), Peter Urban (Germany) * 2001 Claudio Magris (Italy) * 2001 Norbert Randow (Germany) * 2002 Bora Ćosić (Serbia) * 2002 Ludvík Kundera (Czech Republic) * 2003 Hugo Claus (Belgium) * 2003 Barbara Antkowiak (Germany) * 2004 Dževa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leipzig Book Fair
The Leipzig Book Fair (german: Leipziger Buchmesse) is the second largest book fair in Germany after the Frankfurt Book Fair. The fair takes place annually over four days at the Leipzig Trade Fairground in the northern part of Leipzig, Saxony. It is the first large trade meeting of the year and as such it plays an important role in the market and is often where new publications are first presented. History The Leipzig Fair has its origins in the 15th century. The Leipzig Book Fair became the largest book fair in Germany in 1632 when it topped the fair in Frankfurt am Main in the number of books presented; Frankfurt featured 100 books, compared to Leipzig's 700 that year. The success and importance of the fair is linked to the emergence of a vibrant publishing industry in the city. By the 16th century, Leipzig was home to the first daily newspaper, Einkommende Zeitungen, as well as the Reclam Universal Library. Catalogs of the books included in the sale were produced from 1594-18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
