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Adelbert von Chamisso Prize 2010
The Adelbert von Chamisso Prize 2010 worth €15,000 goes to Terézia Mora. Terézia Mora was born in Sopron, Hungary, in 1971 and has lived in Berlin since 1990. Since then, she has written two longer novels, which have garnered attention from all over Europe. Abbas Khider and Nino Haratischwili receive promotional prizes valued at 7,000 euros each. The prizes were awarded in a ceremony at the Allerheiligen Hofkirche of the Munich Residenz on March 4, 2010.
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Artur Becker in an interview with Tim Schleider, Stuttgarter Zeitung. Robert Bosch Stiftung, July 2009.
About the Chamisso Prize
This literature prize has been awarded annually in Munich since 1985. The prize is open to authors whose mother tongue and cultural background are non-German and whose works make an important contribution to German literature.
The prize is awarded only for published works. External applications are not considered. The winners are selected by an independent jury. In addition to the main prize, the foundation may also award up to two sponsorship prizes each year. The sponsorship prize is also open to unpublished and self-published texts. In 1997, the foundation also began awarding the "Ehrengabe zum Chamisso-Preis," an honorary award for personalities whose life work promotes the objectives of the Chamisso Prize in a special way. This prize is awarded at irregular intervals. In addition to the prizes, the foundation also provides funding for readings and scholarships.
The prize is awarded only for published works. External applications are not considered. The winners are selected by an independent jury. In addition to the main prize, the foundation may also award up to two sponsorship prizes each year. The sponsorship prize is also open to unpublished and self-published texts. In 1997, the foundation also began awarding the "Ehrengabe zum Chamisso-Preis," an honorary award for personalities whose life work promotes the objectives of the Chamisso Prize in a special way. This prize is awarded at irregular intervals. In addition to the prizes, the foundation also provides funding for readings and scholarships.
Adelbert von Chamisso
Adelbert von Chamisso was luckier than many political emigrants of our time. Born in France, he found a new home in Berlin, led a middle-class life, and achieved recognition during his lifetime as a German poet and researcher in the world of international science.