Short-List for German Book Prize is ready
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Every year there is the German Book Prize. It is very important for writers. Now the jury announces the Short-List. This is a list with 6 books. These books are in the final. On the list are 5 women and 1 man. The authorinnen are Shida Bazyar and Franziska Gänstler. Also Valeria Gordeev and Peggy Mädler are there. The fifth woman is Dana Vowinckel. The only man is Elias Hirschl. Elias Hirschl comes from Österreich. The jury praises his book. It is named Schleifen. It is very funny and smart. The jury tests 205 books in total. First there is a list with 20 books. Who wins decides on 5 October. This is shortly before the book fair in Frankfurt. The winner person gets 25000 Euro. The other 5 persons get each 2500 Euro. Last year Dorothee Elmiger wins the prize.
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Definitions
- Short-List
- A short list with the best candidates for a prize.
- Jury
- A group of experts. They judge work and decide about prizes.
- Autor
- A person who writes books or other texts.
- Roman
- A long book with an invented story.
People
- Elias Hirschl
- A writer and musician from Vienna. He was born in 1994.
- Dorothee Elmiger
- A Swiss writer. She won the prize last year.
- Shida Bazyar
- A German writer on the Short-List.
- Franziska Gänstler
- An author on the Short-List.
- Valeria Gordeev
- An author on the Short-List.
- Peggy Mädler
- An author on the Short-List.
- Dana Vowinckel
- An author on the Short-List.
Locations
- Frankfurt am Main
- A big city in Germany. There takes place a book fair every year.
- Österreich
- A country in Europe. It lies south of Germany.
Sources
Tiroler Tageszeitung
Elias Hirschl mit „Schleifen“ auf Shortlist für Deutschen Buchpreis | Tiroler Tageszeitung Online
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