They've announced that Esterházy Péter has been awarded the Jeanette Schocken Preis - Bremerhavener Bürgerpreis für Literatur, awarded biennially in memory of the book burning by the Nazis in 1933.
It's not a big-bucks prize -- it pays out just €7,500 -- but is quite prestigious; previous winners include Kertész Imre (honored pre-Nobely, in 1997), and Bei Dao (2005).
Several Esterházy titles are under review at the complete review; see, for example, The Book of Hrabal.
Several Esterházy titles are under review at the complete review; see, for example, The Book of Hrabal.