They've announced that the Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Prize 2012 -- "open to authors whose mother tongue and cultural background are non-German and whose works make an important contribution to German literature" -- goes to Michael Stavarič.
See also Günter Kaindlstorfer's report at Deutsche Welle, Czech-born author Stavaric claims coveted foreign-language writing prize.
There's a pretty decent list of previous winners.
See also Günter Kaindlstorfer's report at Deutsche Welle, Czech-born author Stavaric claims coveted foreign-language writing prize.
There's a pretty decent list of previous winners.