We are delighted to announce the 20 titles nominated (aka longlisted) by the jury for this yearâs German Book Prize 2024.
Our congratulations to all authors and publishers who made the list!
The shortlist will also be announced here on 17th September 2024 with the award ceremony being held on 14th October 2024.
The German Book Prize is presented to the best German-language novel just before the start of the Frankfurt Book Fair as an annual award from the Stiftung Buchkultur und Leseförderung des Börsenvereins des Deutschen Buchhandels â the Foundation for Book Culture and the Promotion of Reading of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association.
The 20 nominated novels (in alphabetic order) are:
- Nora Bossong: Reichskanzlerplatz (Suhrkamp Verlag, August 2024)
Read a sample translation by Alexander Booth here. - Zora del Buono: Seinetwegen (Verlag C.H.Beck, July 2024)
Read a sample translation by Romy Fursland here. - Franz Friedrich: Die Passagierin (S. Fischer Verlag, April 2024)
Read a sample translation by Alexandra Berlina here. - Martina Hefter: Hey guten Morgen, wie geht es dir? (Klett-Cotta, July 2024)
Read a sample translation by Linda Gaus here. - Timon Karl Kaleyta: Heilung (Piper Verlag, February 2024)
Read a sample by Isabel Adey here. - Maren Kames: Hasenprosa (Suhrkamp Verlag, March 2024)
Read a sample translation by Joel Scott here. - Michael Köhlmeier: Das Philosophenschiff (Hanser, January 2024)
Read a sample translation by Fiona Graham here. - Daniela Krien: Mein drittes Leben (Diogenes Verlag, August 2024)
- André Kubiczek: Nostalgia (Rowohlt Berlin Verlag, May 2024)
- Ulla Lenze: Das Wohlbefinden (Klett-Cotta, August 2024)
Read a sample translation by Alexandra Roesch here. - Clemens Meyer: Die Projektoren (S. Fischer Verlag, August 2024)
Read a sample translation by Katy Derbyshire here. - Max Oravin: Toni & Toni (Literaturverlag Droschl, August 2024)
- Ronya Othmann: Vierundsiebzig (Rowohlt Verlag, March 2024)
- Mithu Sanyal: Antichristie (Hanser, September 2024)
- Stefanie Sargnagel: Iowa (Rowohlt Hundert Augen, December 2023)
- Dana von Suffrin: Nochmal von vorne (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, March 2024)
Read a sample translation by Ruth Martin here. - Markus Thielemann: Von Norden rollt ein Donner (Verlag C.H.Beck, July 2024)
- Ruth-Maria Thomas: Die schönste Version (Rowohlt Hundert Augen, July 2024)
Read a sample translation by Caroline Waight here. - Doris Wirth: Findet mich (Geparden Verlag, March 2024)
- Iris Wolff: Lichtungen (Klett-Cotta, January 2024)
Read a sample translation by Alexandra Roesch here.
Next Steps
The next step will be for the members of the jury to select six titles from the longlist for inclusion on the shortlist, which will be announced on 17 September 2024. The six shortlisted authors will only find out who among them has won the German Book Prize on the evening of the award ceremony itself.
The German Book Prize is awarded by the Stiftung Buchkultur und Leseförderung des Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (Foundation for Book Culture and the Promotion of Reading of the German Publishers and Booksellers Association). The main sponsor of the German Book Prize is the Deutsche Bank Stiftung (Deutsche Bank Foundation), and Frankfurter Buchmesse and the city of Frankfurt am Main are also partners. The television network Deutsche Welle supports the German Book Prize in its media activities both at home and abroad.
Find out more
More information about the German Book Prize 2024 can be found at www.deutscher-buchpreis.de.
