Jan Michalski Prize for Literature
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Jan Michalski Prize for Literature is a literary prize for any work of fiction or non-fiction published anywhere in the world in any language. It is meant to recognize authors from around the world and world literature
in general. The jury is multicultural and multilingual in composition.
The award was launched October 2009 and the first winner was announced November 2010. The winner receives . The authors of finalists are invited for a three-month period of residence in the Maison de l'Ecriture.
The prize was created by the Fondation Jan Michalski pour l’Ecriture et la Littérature, founded in 2004 at the initiative of Vera Michalski-Hoffmann in memory of her husband Jan Michalski. It is located in Switzerland
near Lake Geneva
.
2011
Finalists:
Other nominated works:
2010
Finalists: The Lazarus Project
, Aleksandar Hemon
Other nominated works:
World literature
World literature refers to literature from all over the world, including African literature, American literature, Arabic literature, Asian literature, Australasian literature, Caribbean Literature, English literature, European literature, Indian literature, Latin American literature, Persian...
in general. The jury is multicultural and multilingual in composition.
The award was launched October 2009 and the first winner was announced November 2010. The winner receives . The authors of finalists are invited for a three-month period of residence in the Maison de l'Ecriture.
The prize was created by the Fondation Jan Michalski pour l’Ecriture et la Littérature, founded in 2004 at the initiative of Vera Michalski-Hoffmann in memory of her husband Jan Michalski. It is located in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
near Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva or Lake Léman is a lake in Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. 59.53 % of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40.47 % under France...
.
Winners and shortlist
Blue Ribbon = winner2011
Finalists:
- The Blue FoxThe Blue Fox (novel)The Blue Fox is a 2003 novel by the Icelandic writer Sjón. It received the Nordic Council Literature Prize in 2005....
, SjónSjónSigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson , known as Sjón , is an internationally known Icelandic author and poet. His pen name is formed from his given name , and means 'Sight'.... - The White King, György DragománGyörgy DragománGyörgy Dragomán is a Hungarian author and literary translator. His best-known work, The White King has been translated to at least 28 langugages....
- Ilustrado, Miguel SyjucoMiguel SyjucoMiguel Syjuco is a Filipino writer from Manila and the Man Asian Literary Prize grand prize winner for 2008 known for his novel Ilustrado.-Personal Life and Education:...
Other nominated works:
- No Enemies, No Hatred : Selected Essays and Poems, Liu XiaoboLiu XiaoboLiu Xiaobo is a Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, and human rights activist who called for political reforms and the end of communist single-party rule in China...
- Pol Pot’s Smile, Peter Fröberg Idling
- The Solitude Project, Mark Kharitonov
- Godot's Shadow, Antoni LiberaAntoni LiberaAntoni Libera is a Polish writer, translator, literary critic, and theater director. He graduated from Warsaw University and received his Ph. D. from the Polish Academy of Sciences...
2010
Finalists: The Lazarus Project
The Lazarus Project (novel)
The Lazarus Project is a novel by Bosnian fiction writer and journalist Aleksandar Hemon. It was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award, and the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Award. It was the winner of the inaugural Jan Michalski Prize for Literature in 2010.-External links:*, book...
, Aleksandar Hemon
Aleksandar Hemon
Aleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian-American fiction writer. He is the winner of a MacArthur Foundation grant. He has written four acclaimed books: Love and Obstacles: Stories , The Lazarus Project: A Novel , which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle...
- Wolves of the Crescent Moon, Yousef Al-MohaimeedYousef Al-MohaimeedYousef Al-Mohaimeed, is an award-winning writer and journalist who has published several novels and short story collections in Arabic, and has been translated into English, Russian, Italian, Spanish and German...
- The Weather MakersThe Weather MakersThe Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change is a book by Tim Flannery.The book received critical acclaim. It won the major prize at the 2006 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, and was short-listed for the 2010 Jan Michalski Prize for Literature.-Description:The book...
, Tim FlanneryTim FlanneryTimothy Fridtjof Flannery is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist and global warming activist....
Other nominated works:
- HHhHHHhHHHhH is the first novel of French writer Laurent Binet. It recounts Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich in Prague during World War II. It was awarded the Prix Goncourt du premier roman 2010....
, Laurent BinetLaurent BinetLaurent Binet is a French writer.Son of an historian, he was born in Paris, graduated from University of Paris in literature, and taught literature in Parisian suburb and eventually at University.... - Celestial Harmonies : A Novel, Peter EsterhazyPéter EsterházyPéter Esterházy is one of the most widely known contemporary Hungarian writers. His books are considered to be significant contributions to postwar literature....
- Im Sitzen läuft es sich besser davon, Alois HotschnigAlois HotschnigAlois Hotschnig is an Austrian writer, whose stories have been described as having "the weird, creepy, and ambiguous quality of disturbing dreams". He was winner of the Erich Fried Prize in 2008, and shortlisted for the Jan Michalski Prize for Literature in 2010.-Works:* Leonardos Hände, 1992. Tr...
- Ouïazvimost’ lioubvi, Victor Malakhov
- Claude Monet, une vie au fil de l’eau, Frédéric Martinez
- Der Argentinier, Klaus MerzKlaus Merz- Life :As a teacher , Merz has worked in adult education. He has won several prices, e.g. the famous „Hermann-Hesse-Literaturpreis“ in 1997, the „Gottfried Keller-Preis“ in 2004 and the „Werkpreis der schweizerischen Schillerstiftung“ in 2005....
- Pokhoronite menia za plintousom, Pavel Sanaev
External links
- Jan Michalski Prize for Literature, official website
- Prize entry rules