Deniz Utlu Wins the Bavarian Book Prize 2023 for Father's Sea
News07.11.2023
Deniz Utlu has been awarded the Bavarian Book Prize 2023 for his novel Father’s Sea.
In a live discussion session by the judging panel, Marie Schoeß said the following about Father’s Sea:
»Deniz Utlu takes memory work very seriously. [His narrator] describes with extreme precision what he actually remembers – be it a sound, a feeling, an image, or scraps of language entirely devoid of images. At the same time, though, Deniz Utlu also works very consciously with layers of invented material, of experiences, of things remembered and narrated again and in new ways – while also constantly reflecting upon the material out of which the stories of our lives are actually made. […] A warm and truly moving family story.«
The Bavarian Book Prize was awarded on 7 November 2023 for the tenth time. The panel of judges, made up of Andreas Platthaus (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), Marie Schoeß (Bayerischer Rundfunk) und Cornelius Pollmer (Süddeutsche Zeitung), awarded prizes for best novel and best work of non-fiction. The prize winners each receive EUR 10,000.
For more information about Father’s Sea, contact the Rights Manager for your region.
In a live discussion session by the judging panel, Marie Schoeß said the following about Father’s Sea:
»Deniz Utlu takes memory work very seriously. [His narrator] describes with extreme precision what he actually remembers – be it a sound, a feeling, an image, or scraps of language entirely devoid of images. At the same time, though, Deniz Utlu also works very consciously with layers of invented material, of experiences, of things remembered and narrated again and in new ways – while also constantly reflecting upon the material out of which the stories of our lives are actually made. […] A warm and truly moving family story.«
The Bavarian Book Prize was awarded on 7 November 2023 for the tenth time. The panel of judges, made up of Andreas Platthaus (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), Marie Schoeß (Bayerischer Rundfunk) und Cornelius Pollmer (Süddeutsche Zeitung), awarded prizes for best novel and best work of non-fiction. The prize winners each receive EUR 10,000.
For more information about Father’s Sea, contact the Rights Manager for your region.