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Revision as of 18:52, 28 February 2013
| Franz Kafka Prize | |
|---|---|
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| Country | Czech Republic |
| Presented by | Franz Kafka Society |
| Reward(s) | $10,000 |
| First award | 2001 |
| Website | http://www.franzkafka-soc.cz/cena-franze-kafky/ |
The Franz Kafka Prize is an international literary award presented in honour of Franz Kafka, the German language novelist. The prize was first awarded in 2001 and is co-sponsored by the Franz Kafka Society and the city of Prague, Czech Republic.
At a presentation held annually in the Old Town Hall (Prague), the recipient receives $10,000, a diploma, and a bronze statuette. Each award is often called the "Kafka Prize" or "Kafka Award".
Criteria
The criteria for winning the award include the artwork's "humanistic character and contribution to cultural, national, language and religious tolerance, its existential, timeless character, its generally human validity and its ability to hand over a testimony about our times."[1]
The Franz Kafka Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature
The award earned some prestige by foreshadowing the Nobel Prize when two of its winners went on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature the same year, Elfriede Jelinek (2004) and Harold Pinter (2005).[2]
Award winners
| Year | Winner | Nationality | Language(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012[2] | Daniela Hodrová |  Czech Republic
|
Czech |
| 2011[3] | John Banville |  Ireland
|
English |
| 2010[4] | Václav Havel | Czech Republic
|
Czech |
| 2009 | Peter Handke |  Austria
|
German |
| 2008[5] | Arnošt Lustig | Czech Republic
|
Czech |
| 2007[6] | Yves Bonnefoy |  France
|
French |
| 2006[7] | Haruki Murakami |  Japan
|
Japanese |
| 2005 | Harold Pinter |  UK
|
English |
| 2004 | Elfriede Jelinek | Austria
|
German |
| 2003[8] | Péter Nádas |  Hungary
|
Hungarian |
| 2002[9] | Ivan Klíma | Czech Republic
|
Czech |
| 2001 | Philip Roth |  USA
|
English |
Winners per country
| Czech Republic |
4 |
| Austria |
2 |
| France |
1 |
| Hungary |
1 |
| Ireland |
1 |
| Japan |
1 |
| United Kingdom |
1 |
 United States |
1 |
| Total | 12 |
See also
- List of literary awards
- List of Czech literary awards
- Man Booker International PrizeTemplate:List fact
References
- ^ Franz Kafka Prize, The Franz Kafka Society, www.franzkafka-soc.cz, retrieved on 2008-02-23
- ^ a b "Franz Kafka Prize goes to Czech writer Daniela Hodrová". literalab. May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
- ^ Spain, John (26 May 2011). "Banville gets top book award". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
- ^ "Vaclav Havel wins Franz Kafka prize". CBC News. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Novelist Lustig awarded Kafka Prize". Agence France-Presse. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- ^ "French poet Bonnefoy wins Franz Kafka Prize". CBC News. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Japanese writer Haruki Murakami wins Kafka award". ABC News. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2006.
- ^ Horáková, Pavla (31 October 2003). "Franz Kafka Society awards Peter Nadas". Radio Prague. Retrieved 31 October 2003.
- ^ Horáková, Pavla (31 October 2002). "Writer Ivan Klima wins Franz Kafka Prize". Radio Prague. Retrieved 31 October 2002.
External links
- Franz Kafka Prize, official website.