Deutscher Bücherpreis
The Deutscher Bücherpreis (English: German Book Prize) was a non-monetary prize for literature which was awarded at the Leipzig Book Fair by the German Publishers and Booksellers Association from 2002 to 2004.[1]
After September 2004, the Association stopped awarding the prize. Starting from autumn 2005, the Association has instead awarded the similarly named Deutscher Buchpreis at the Frankfurt Book Fair, to a single German-language novel each year. At the Leipzig Book Fair, the Leipzig Book Fair Prize has been awarded since spring 2005, in three categories: fiction, nonfiction and translation.
Listed below are the prizewinners of the award by category. The Deutscher Buchpreis, which replaced the award, is awarded to only one German-language book each year.
2002
- German Fiction: Ulla Hahn, Das verborgene Wort
- International Fiction: Per Olov Enquist, Der Desuch des Leibarztes
- Biography/Contemporary History: Günter de Bruyn, Preußens Luise
- Nonfiction: Dietrich Schwanitz, Männer
- Guidebook: Alfred Biolek and Eckart Witzigmann, Unser Kochbuch
- Children's and Young Adult: Mirjam Pressler, Malka Mai
- Debut: Juli Zeh, Eagles and Angels
- Lifetime Achievement: Christa Wolf
- Audience Pick: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2003
- German Fiction: Doris Dörrie, The Blue Dress
- International Fiction: Ian McEwan, Atonement
- Biography/Contemporary History: Peter Merseburger, Willy Brandt 1913-1992
- Nonfiction: Katja Kullmann, Generation Ally
- Guidebook: Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Unser Fitnessbuch
- Children's and Young Adult: Paul Maar, Sams in Gefahr
- Debut: Zsuzsa Bánk, Der Schwimmer
- Lifetime Achievement: Peter Härtling
- Audience Pick: Henning Mankell, Die Rückkehr des Tanzlehrers
2004
- Fiction: Yann Martel, Life of Pi
- Nonfiction: Michael Moore, Stupid White Men
- Children's and Young Adult: Eoin Colfer, Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code
- Debut: Yadé Kara, Selam Berlin
- Lifetime Achievement: Mirjam Pressler
- Audience Pick: Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, M. Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Koran
References
- ^ "Kulturpreise.de : Deutscher Bücherpreis" (in German). ARCult Media GmbH. Retrieved 13 October 2025.