Steffen Mau Receives the Bavarian Book Prize 2024
News07.11.2024
Steffen Mau has been awarded the Bavarian Book Prize in the non-fiction category for his book Unity Without Equality.
At a live event, the jury discussed the three shortlisted non-fiction titles and the three shortlissted titles in the ficiton category in the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche in Munich. After 60 minutes, the jury, which included Andreas Platthaus (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), Cornelius Pollmer (Süddeutsche Zeitung) and Marie Schoeß (Bayerischer Rundfunk), decided to hand the honours in the non-fiction category to Unity Without Equality.
The jury had the following words to say about Unity Without Equality: »Steffen Mau responds with insightful sobriety to the boisterous debate on the relations between the former East and West Germany, a debate characterised by mutual incomprehension. He provides historical explanations for why the East is different and will continue to be so – and why this might make it the ideal place to implement practices of democratic renewal.«
Mau receives a cash prize of €10,000 and a figurine made of Nymphenburg porcelain. The event was broadcast live on Bayern 2 radio.
The award ceremony was organised by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels - Landesverband Bayern with support from the Bavarian State Chancellery. Bayern 2 is the media partner for the award, which is supported by the ZEIT publishing group, the Bayerische Sparkassenstiftung, and the Verein zur Leseförderung.
For more information about Unity Without Equality, contact the rights manager for your region.
At a live event, the jury discussed the three shortlisted non-fiction titles and the three shortlissted titles in the ficiton category in the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche in Munich. After 60 minutes, the jury, which included Andreas Platthaus (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), Cornelius Pollmer (Süddeutsche Zeitung) and Marie Schoeß (Bayerischer Rundfunk), decided to hand the honours in the non-fiction category to Unity Without Equality.
The jury had the following words to say about Unity Without Equality: »Steffen Mau responds with insightful sobriety to the boisterous debate on the relations between the former East and West Germany, a debate characterised by mutual incomprehension. He provides historical explanations for why the East is different and will continue to be so – and why this might make it the ideal place to implement practices of democratic renewal.«
Mau receives a cash prize of €10,000 and a figurine made of Nymphenburg porcelain. The event was broadcast live on Bayern 2 radio.
The award ceremony was organised by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels - Landesverband Bayern with support from the Bavarian State Chancellery. Bayern 2 is the media partner for the award, which is supported by the ZEIT publishing group, the Bayerische Sparkassenstiftung, and the Verein zur Leseförderung.
For more information about Unity Without Equality, contact the rights manager for your region.