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German Book Prize

Awarded annually during the Frankfurt Book Fair for the best German-language novel of the year.

Established

2005

Country

Germany

Prize

€25,000

Frequency

annual

fiction
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Notable Past Winners

Explore some of the most celebrated books that have won the German Book Prize, from groundbreaking debuts to literary masterpieces that have shaped contemporary literature.

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2025 Winner

Die Holländerinnen

by Dorothee Elmiger

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2024 Winner

Hey guten Morgen, wie geht es dir?

by Martina Hefter

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2023 Winner

Echtzeitalter

by Tonio Schachinger

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2020 Winner

Annette, ein Heldinnenepos

by Anne Weber

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Award Winners

16 winners recorded from 2005 to present

2025
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Die Holländerinnen

by Dorothee Elmiger

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2024
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Hey guten Morgen, wie geht es dir?

by Martina Hefter

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2023
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Echtzeitalter

by Tonio Schachinger

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2020
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Annette, ein Heldinnenepos

by Anne Weber

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2018
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Archipel

by Inger-Maria Mahlke

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2017
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Die Hauptstadt

by Robert Menasse

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2016
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Widerfahrnis

by Bodo Kirchhoff

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2015
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Die Erfindung der Roten Armee Fraktion durch einen manisch-depressiven Teenager im Sommer 1969

by Frank Witzel

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2014
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Kruso

by Lutz Seiler

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2013
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Das Ungeheuer

by Terézia Mora

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2012
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Landgericht

by Ursula Krechel

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2011
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In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts

by Eugen Ruge

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2009
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Du stirbst nicht

by Kathrin Schmidt

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2008
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Der Turm

by Uwe Tellkamp

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2007
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Die Mittagsfrau

by Julia Franck

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2006
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Die Habenichtse

by Katharina Hacker

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