They've announced that Landgericht, by Ursula Krechel, has won this year's German imitation-Man Booker Prize, the German Book Prize, from among 162 entries.
Though it's only been around for a few years, it has established itself as the premier German-language book prize (as opposed to author prize, which have a longer tradition in the German-speaking countries).
See also the New Books in German information page, and the Jung und Jung publicity page.
Meanwhile, Conor Dillon explains at Deutsche Welle that German Book Prize shows which books matter.
One of Krechel's books is available in English, Voices from the Bitter Core (in a bilingual edition !): see the Host publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.
See also the New Books in German information page, and the Jung und Jung publicity page.
Meanwhile, Conor Dillon explains at Deutsche Welle that German Book Prize shows which books matter.
One of Krechel's books is available in English, Voices from the Bitter Core (in a bilingual edition !): see the Host publicity page, or get your copy at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk.