Robert Menasse Wins the Prix du Livre Européen 2023

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12.11.2023
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Suhrkamp Verlag is thrilled to announce that Robert Menasse's novel Enlargement has been awarded the Prix du Livre Européen 2023. The prize represents not just a significant distinction for Menasse's witty and ambitious novel, but also for Philippe Giraudon's French translation, which was published by Verdier in August 2023. 

Established in 2007 and organised by the association Esprit d'Europe, the prize seeks to promote European values and to contribute to an improved understanding of the European Union as a cultural entity. On 9 November 2023, the jury of 15 European journalists, chaired by the Italian novelist and essayist Giuliano da Empoli, met in Paris to decide on the prize.

After constructive discussions, the decision was made to award the prize to Menasse for his novel Enlargement. The author will receive a cash prize of EUR 10,000, with the official ceremony taking place at the European Parliament on 30 November. President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, chair of the Prix du Livre Européen organisation, Pascal Lamy, and chief judge, Giuliano da Empoli, will all be in attendance.

You can find out more about Enlargement here, or by contacting the Rights Manager for your region.

Robert Menasse was born in Vienna in 1954. He studied German philology, philosophy and political science in Vienna, Salzburg and Messina and received his PhD in 1980 with a thesis on the character of the outsider in literature. Menasse then spent six years teaching at the University of São Paulo, returning to Vienna in 1988, where he has since been based. Menasse has published some 18 books with Suhrkamp, which have been translated into more than 25 languages. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the German Book Prize in 2017 for Die Hauptstadt, and the European Book Prize in 2023 for Die Erweiterung.

Robert Menasse was born in Vienna in 1954. He studied German philology, philosophy and political science in Vienna, Salzburg and Messina and...


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