German Book Prize 2023: Longlist selected

Jury German Book PrizeThe Foundation for Promoting Book Culture and Reading of the German Book Trade Association honored the “Best German-language novel” of the past 12 months at the start of the Frankfurt Book Fair, and it selected 20 titles for the long list and presented them to the public on August 22, 2023. This year 172 novels were presented from By 111 publishers.

The jury for 2023 is composed of Sheila Bahgat (ZDF/Arte), Heinz Droeg (Goethe-University Frankfurt) and Melanie Moll (had won), Lisa Schumacher (Steinmetz’sche Library, Offenbach), Katharina Teich (had won), Florian Valerius (Backlight Library, Trier) and Matthias Weichelt (editor-in meaning and form).

The shortlist will be published on 19th September 2023. The award ceremony will take place on 16th October 2023.

on long list stand up:

Tomer Dotan-Dreyfus: Birobidjan (Voland and Quest)

Rafaela Edelbauer: not measurable (velcro cotta)
Review in Literaturkritik.de 04/23

sherco open: great desire (candle hand)

Elena Fisher: Paradise garden (Diogenes)

Charlotte Genius: Grid Lake (S. Fisher)

Luca Keyser: Because there was something in the water Favorite

Angelica Klossendorf: cracks (Piper Publishers)

Seeb Mall: A dog entered the kitchen Favorite

Teresa Mora: Mona or half life (candle hand)

Thomas Olah: doppler (Maury Salzman)

Angelica Overath: misty love (candle hand)

Necati Ozeri: nevus Favorite

Teresa Brewer: Cooking in the wrong century Follow Favorite

Ann Rabe: the possibility of happiness (velcro cotta)
Review in Literaturkritik.de 06/23

Catherine Rugla: The procedure is ongoing (S. Fisher)

Tony Schachinger: age in real time Favorite
Review in Literaturkritik.de 04/23

Selfie Chin: Mother (Hanser)

Clemens J Seitz: satellites before landing Follow Favorite
Review in Literaturkritik.de 08/23

Tim Staffell: south star (Canon publishers)

Ulric Mortal: Drifters (Roolt a hundred eyes)