Nora Bossong on the Longlist for the German Book Prize 2019

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19.08.2019

We are delighted about the Longlist nomination of Schutzzone by Nora Bossong for the German Book Prize 2019.

Since 2005, the German Book Prize is, on the eve of Frankfurt Book Fair, presented to the best German-language novel of the year, by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels Stiftung – the Foundation of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association. The Prize is intended to draw attention beyond national borders to authors writing in German, to reading and to the keynote medium of the book.

The shortlist will be announced on September 16, the laureate on October 14, 2019.

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Nora Bossong, born in Bremen in 1982, is the author of poetry, novels and essays and has been the recipient of several awards for her works, including the Peter Huchel Prize, the Art Prize Berlin, the Kranichsteiner Literaturpreis 2019 and the Joseph Breitbach Prize 2020. Schutzzone was longlisted for the German Book Prize 2019. Nora Bossong's works have been translated into various languages.

Nora Bossong, born in Bremen in 1982, is the author of poetry, novels and essays and has been the recipient of several awards for her works,...


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