German Book Prize 2022: the longlist

We are delighted to set out the twenty titles nominated (aka longlisted) by the jury for this year’s German Book Prize. We present the titles in alphabetical order.

Our congratulations to all authors and publishers who made the list!

The shortlist will also be announced here at 10 CET on September 20th 2022 with the award ceremony being held on October 17th 2022.

·         Fatma Aydemir: Dschinns (Carl Hanser Verlag, Februar 2022)

Recommended by us, see here for our assessment, read an English language sample by Jon Cho Polizzi here or watch his reading here.

·         Kristine Bilkau: Nebenan (Luchterhand Literaturverlag, März 2022)

·         Daniela Dröscher: Lügen über meine Mutter (Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch, August 2022)

Recommended by us, see here for our assessment. Read an English language sample by Jo Heinrich here.

·         Carl-Christian Elze: Freudenberg (edition AZUR, Februar 2022)

·         Theresia Enzensberger: Auf See (Carl Hanser Verlag, August 2022)

·         Jan Faktor: Trottel (Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch, September 2022)

·         Marie Gamillscheg: Aufruhr der Meerestiere (Luchterhand Literaturverlag, März 2022)

Recommended by us, see here for our assessment, and read an English language sample by Anne Stokes here.

·         Kim de l’Horizon: Blutbuch (DuMont Buchverlag, Juli 2022)

Read an English language sample by Jamie Lee Searle here.

·         Yael Inokai: Ein simpler Eingriff (Hanser Berlin, Februar 2022)

Recommended by us, see here for our assessment, and read an English language sample by Helen Nurse here.

·         Reinhard Kaiser-Mühlecker: Wilderer (S. Fischer Verlag, März 2022)

Read an English language sample by Alexandra Roesch here.

·         Anna Kim: Geschichte eines Kindes (Suhrkamp Verlag, August 2022)

Recommended by us, see here for our assessment. Read a sample translation by Jamie Lee Searle here.

·         Esther Kinsky: Rombo (Suhrkamp Verlag, Februar 2022)

Read an English language sample by Caroline Schmidt here.

·         Dagmar Leupold: Dagegen die Elefanten! (Jung und Jung, Februar 2022)

·         Eckhart Nickel: Spitzweg (Piper Verlag, April 2022)

Recommended by us, see here for our assessment.

·         Gabriele Riedle: In Dschungeln. In Wüsten. Im Krieg. (Die Andere Bibliothek, März 2022)

·         Slata Roschal: 153 Formen des Nichtseins (homunculus verlag, Februar 2022)

·         Anna Yeliz Schentke: Kangal (S. Fischer Verlag, März 2022)

·         Jochen Schmidt: Phlox (Verlag C.H.Beck, September 2022)

·         Andreas Stichmann: Eine Liebe in Pjöngjang (Rowohlt Verlag, März 2022)

Recommended by us, see here for our assessment.

·         Heinz Strunk: Ein Sommer in Niendorf (Rowohlt Verlag, Juni 2022)

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