They've announced that the prestigious Peace Prize of the German Book Trade -- to be handed over in October -- goes to Voices from Chernobyl-author Svetlana Alexievich this year; see also, for example, the DeutscheWelle report, Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus wins German literary prize.
Liao Yiwu got it last year, and winners have included Albert Schweitzer (1951), Hermann Hesse (1955), Nelly Sachs (1965 -- the year before she got the Nobel), Chinua Achebe (2002), and Orhan Pamuk (2005 -- the year before he got the Nobel), among many illustrious others.
Liao Yiwu got it last year, and winners have included Albert Schweitzer (1951), Hermann Hesse (1955), Nelly Sachs (1965 -- the year before she got the Nobel), Chinua Achebe (2002), and Orhan Pamuk (2005 -- the year before he got the Nobel), among many illustrious others.