The Adelbert von Chamisso Prize (German: Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Preis) was a German literary award established in 1985, given to a work whose author's mother tongue is not German, as was the case for Adelbert von Chamisso. It was offered by the Robert Bosch Stiftung. [1] [2]
In addition to the main prize with a prize money of €15,000, [2] one or more promotional prizes ("Förderpreise") with a prize money of €7,000 [2] and sometimes an honorary award ("Ehrengabe") were given.
The prize was created by Harald Weinrich. [1] [2]
In 2016, the Robert Bosch Stiftung announced that the prize would be discontinued after the final 2017 award, saying that it had now fulfilled its original objective. [3]
The list shows the main prize, [4] the promotional prizes ("PP"), [4] and the honorary awards. [5]
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