The Swiss Book Prize (German: Schweizer Buchpreis) is a literary award awarded annually by a jury on behalf of the Swiss Booksellers' Association. The prize amount is CHF 30,000. The award was instituted in 2008 following the example of the German Book Prize. Only German language works of authors living in Switzerland or of Swiss nationality are eligible.[1]

Honorees

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Blue Ribbon (Blue ribbon) = Winner

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

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2013

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2014

2015

2016

2017

The longlist was announced in August 2017.[7] The shortlist was later announced. The winner was announced in November 2017.[8]

2018

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2019

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2020

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2021

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2022

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References

  1. ^ "Swiss Book Prize" (in German). Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. ^ Adolf Muschg withdrew from consideration, telling media that he felt uncomfortable competing with other writers. Kedves, Alexandra (17 November 2008). "Adolf Muschg rebelliert wie Marcel Reich-Ranicki". Der Bund. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Der Schweizer Buchpreis geht an Ilma Rakusa". Tages Anzeiger (in German). 15 November 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  4. ^ Von Christine Richard (7 November 2012). "Endspurt zum Schweizer Buchpreis". Basler Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Peter von Matt gewinnt den Schweizer Buchpreis". Tages Anzeiger (in German). 11 November 2012. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
  6. ^ Medienmitteilung des Vereins LiteraturBasel und des SBVV Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, 19. September 2013.
  7. ^ Platthaus, Andreas (15 August 2017). "Longlist des Buchpreises: Interessanter als der Preisträger selbst". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  8. ^ "2017 winner" (in German). Schweizer Buchpreis. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  9. ^ 2018 – Schweizer Buchpreis
  10. ^ 2019 – Schweizer Buchpreis
  11. ^ Schweizer Buchpreis 2020
  12. ^ "Die Nominierten". Schweizer Buchpreis (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  13. ^ Fitzek, Sebastian; Hansen, Dörte; Garmus, Bonnie; Kutscher, Volker; Hoover, Colleen (21 September 2022). "Schweizer Buchpreis 2022: Die fünf Nominierten stehen fest". buchreport (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  14. ^ "Literatur – Kim de l'Horizon gewinnt Schweizer Buchpreis". Die Nachrichten (in German). 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  15. ^ Nachrichten, Salzburger (20 November 2022). "Kim de l'Horizon mit Schweizer Buchpreis ausgezeichnet". SN.at (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2022.

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