Franz Kafka Prize




Not to be confused with Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize.
























Franz Kafka Prize

Kafka portrait.jpg
Country
Czech Republic
Presented by
Franz Kafka Society
Reward(s)
$10,000
First awarded
2001
Website
http://www.franzkafka-soc.cz/index.php?lang=en

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.




Contents






  • 1 Award information and history


  • 2 Award winners


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Award information and history


At a presentation held annually in the Old Town Hall (Prague), the recipient receives $10,000, a diploma, and a bronze statuette[1]. Each award is often called the "Kafka Prize" or "Kafka Award".


The award earned some prestige in the mid 2000s 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]


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."[3]



Award winners


Previous winners.[4]































































































































Year
 Winner
 Nationality
 Language(s)
 Ref(s)

2017
Margaret Atwood
(1939-）
 Canada
English
 [5]

2016
Claudio Magris
(1939-）
 Italy
Italian
 [6]

2015
Eduardo Mendoza
(1943-）
 Spain
Spanish
 [7]

2014
Yan Lianke
(1958-)
 China
Chinese
 [8]

2013
Amos Oz
(1939-）
 Israel
Hebrew
[9][10]

2012
Daniela Hodrová
(1946-）
 Czech Republic
Czech
 [2]

2011
John Banville
(1945-）
 Ireland
English
 [11]

2010
Václav Havel
(1936-2011）
 Czech Republic
Czech
 [12]

2009
Peter Handke
(1942-）
 Austria
German

2008
Arnošt Lustig
(1926-2011）
 Czech Republic
Czech
 [13]

2007
Yves Bonnefoy
(1923-2016)
 France
French
 [14]

2006
Haruki Murakami
(1949-）
 Japan
Japanese
 [15]

2005
Harold Pinter
(1930-2008）
 United Kingdom
English

2004
Elfriede Jelinek
(1946-）
 Austria
German

2003
Péter Nádas
(1942-）
 Hungary
Hungarian
 [16]

2002
Ivan Klíma
(1931-）
 Czech Republic
Czech
 [17]

2001
Philip Roth
(1933-2018）
 United States
English


See also



  • List of literary awards

  • List of Czech literary awards



References





  1. ^ "The Franz Kafka Prize". Společnost Franze Kafky. Retrieved 16 January 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Franz Kafka Prize goes to Czech writer Daniela Hodrová". literalab. May 25, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2012.


  3. ^ "Franz Kafka Prize". The Franz Kafka Society. Retrieved February 23, 2008.


  4. ^ "Franz Kafka Prize, official website". Franz Kafka Society. Retrieved May 30, 2013.


  5. ^ "The Franz Kafka International Literary Prize 2017" (PDF). May 29, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2017. Retrieved June 1, 2017.


  6. ^ "The Franz Kafka Prize 2016 - Claudio Magris". Společnost Franze Kafky. Retrieved 16 January 2018.


  7. ^ Daniela Uherková (June 2, 2015). "The Laureate of the Franz Kafka Prize 2015 is the Spanish Writer Eduardo Mendoza". SPOLEČNOST FRANZE KAFKY. Retrieved June 3, 2015.


  8. ^ ČTK (May 26, 2014). "Cenu Franze Kafky letos dostane čínský prozaik Jen Lien-kche". České noviny (in Czech). Retrieved May 27, 2014.


  9. ^ "Israeli Author Amos Oz Wins Franz Kafka Prize". AP. May 27, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.


  10. ^ "Amos Oz – the New Laureate of the Franz Kafka Prize". Franz Kafka Society. May 28, 2013. Retrieved May 30, 2013.


  11. ^ Spain, John (May 26, 2011). "Banville gets top book award". Irish Independent. Retrieved May 26, 2011.


  12. ^ "Vaclav Havel wins Franz Kafka prize". CBC News. October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 27, 2010.


  13. ^ "Novelist Lustig awarded Kafka Prize". Agence France-Presse. April 9, 2008. Retrieved April 9, 2008.


  14. ^ "French poet Bonnefoy wins Franz Kafka Prize". CBC News. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 30 October 2010.


  15. ^ "Japanese writer Haruki Murakami wins Kafka award". ABC News. October 31, 2006. Retrieved October 31, 2006.


  16. ^ Horáková, Pavla (October 31, 2003). "Franz Kafka Society awards Peter Nadas". Radio Prague. Retrieved October 31, 2003.


  17. ^ Horáková, Pavla (October 31, 2002). "Writer Ivan Klima wins Franz Kafka Prize". Radio Prague. Retrieved October 31, 2002.




External links


  • Official website








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