Dana Vowinckel Shortlisted for the German Book Prize 2026

Suhrkamp Verlag is delighted to announce that Dana Vowinckel's novel Anton and Alma has been shortlisted for the 2026 German Book Prize. 

»Dana Vowinckel’s Anton and Alma is a vividly told love story, family history, and a political study of the present set between Berlin and New York«, write the judges. »One of the real strengths of the novel is found in the way its eponymous characters compellingly oscillate between intimacy and distance. At the same time, their individual fates are intertwined with global political events, producing a complex reflection on society, religion, and family.«

The German Book Prize is awarded annually to the best novel written in German that year. The prize is endowed with a total of €37,500, with the winner receiving €25,000 and the other five authors on the shortlist €2,500 each.

The winner will be announced on 5 October 2026 in a special event marking the opening of this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair.

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