Kleist Prize

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The Kleist Prize is an annual German literature prize. The prize was first awarded in 1912, on the occasion of the hundredth anniversary of the death of Heinrich von Kleist the year before. The Kleist Prize was the most important literary award of the Weimar Republic, but was discontinued in 1933.

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In 1985 the prize was awarded for the first time in over fifty years. Between 1994 and 2000 it was awarded biennially. Since 2026, a monetary sum of €30,000 accompanies the award; [1] previously the amount was €20,000. [2]

Winners

Listings of the Kleist Prize winners are maintained by the Kleist-Archiv Sembdner. [3] and Kleist Gesellschaft [4]

1912–1932

1933–1984

Discontinued

1985–present

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Sophie Wannenmacher: "Thomas Melle erhält Kleist-Preis 2026". rbb24.de, 20 April 2026 (in German). Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 Kleist-Preis für Lyrikerin Daniela Seel. wdr.de, 15 April 2025 (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Die Kleist Preise". Kleist-Archiv Sembdner der Stadt Heilbronn. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Die Kleist-Preisträger seit 1985". Kleist Gesellschaft. Cologne. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Navid Kermani erhält Kleist-Preis 2012. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung (Kultur) 21 August 2012, S. B4
  6. ↑ Kölnische Rundschau Kultur vom 17. Mai 2013: Auszeichnung: Katja Lange-Müller erhält Kleist-Preis Archived 24 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 17 May 2013.
  7. ↑ Buchmarkt.de vom 12. Mai 2014: Hortensia Völckers verleiht den Kleist-Preis an Marcel Beyer Archived 13 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine , retrieved 12 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Esther Kinsky erhält Kleist-Preis 2022". Der Spiegel (in German). 4 April 2022. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Plodroch, Ina (30 March 2023). "Kleist-Preis 2023 geht an Thomas Kunst". WDR (in German). Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Salzmann, Sasha Marianna (16 June 2021). "Sasha Marianna Salzmann erhält den Kleist-Preis 2024. Nachricht auf suhrkamp.de". Suhrkamp Verlag (in German). Retrieved 28 February 2025.
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