German Book Prize 2015: These novels are on the shortlist – SPIEGEL ONLINE

Six books are still in the competition for the best German-language novel of the year: The jury has released a shortlist of the German Book Prize.

Because of the relevance of its theme should Jenny Erpenbeck be slightly favored: Your novel “Go, went, gone” plays in the milieu of refugees on the Oranienplatz. But maybe the price for the Berlin-born author in 1967 would be almost too obvious.

Two of the candidates come from Switzerland: Born in Zurich in 1958 Rolf Lappert is with “Over the winter,” just under the last six as Monique Schwitter , born in 1972 ., with love Search “one in being”

The most recent author in the race is the born in 1977, Inger-Maria Mahlke , which for “As you wish” chose a historical subject: The novel takes place in 1571 in the English royal family. The name Ulrich Peltzer is often to read literature leaderboards, the latest novel of the 1956-born authors, “A better life” is described by the publisher as “a metaphysical thriller”. For Frank Witzel the nomination will be even more rewarding: “The invention of the Red Army Faction by a manic-depressive teenager in the summer of 1969″ is a comprehensive novel project, which was born in 1955 Hesse worked for many years ,

No more chances in the final on 12 October in Frankfurt have the title of Clemens J. Setz, Ilija Trojanow and Feridun Zaimoglu who were represented at the published in August longlist of 20 books. Particularly disappointed likely that Wednesday morning the staff of the Suhrkamp publishing house to be: Suhrkamp was represented with three books on the longlist, is on the shortlist but empty-handed. The three candidates from Austria are out of the race.

The German Book Prize, first awarded in 2005, is now considered the most prestigious award in the industry. The winner out 25,000 euros usually also a place on the bestseller list. Last year, Lutz Seiler won the prize for his playing on Hiddensee DDR-outs novel “kruso”. The competition is organized by the Federation of the German Book Trade. The price is always awarded on the eve of the Frankfurt Book Fair.