European Prize for Literature

{{Short description|Literary award sponsored by the city of Strasbourg}}

European Prize for Literature (Prix Européen de Littérature) is a European-wide literary award sponsored by the city of Strasbourg with support from the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs (France).[http://www.prixeuropeendelitterature.eu/html/objectif.asp?id=1 About (the Prix Europeen de Litterature)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111122192243/http://www.prixeuropeendelitterature.eu/html/objectif.asp?id=1 |date=2011-11-22 }}, official website.{{in lang|fr}} The prize is awarded by the Jurys des Grands Prix Littéraires, in Strasbourg, at the same time as the Prix de Littérature Francophone Jean Arp and the Prix du Patrimoine Nathan Katz.

The award is presented to an author for their entire body of work, which best represents the cultural dimensions of Europe.

Honorees

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scope="col" width=50\|Year !scope="col" width=150\|Author !scope="col" width=120\|Nationality !scope="col" width=50\|Ref
align=center\|2006 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Antonio\|Gamoneda}} \|{{flag\|Spain}} \|
align=center\|2006 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Bo\|Carpelan}} \|{{flag\|Finland}} \|{{cite web \|url=http://sitemap.dna.fr/articles/200603/11/la-voix-de-bo-carpelan,reflets-livres,000005785.php \|title=La voix de Bo Carpelan \|work=Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace \|language=French \|author=Antoine Wicker \|date=March 11, 2006 \|accessdate=October 16, 2012}}{{cite web \|url=http://www.institut-finlandais.asso.fr/programme/conferences/item/119-hommage-a-bo-carpelan-prix-europeen-de-litterature \|title=Hommage à Bo Carpelan, Prix européen de littérature \|work=Institut Finlandais \|author=Pierre Grouix \|language=French \|date=March 23, 2006 \|accessdate=October 16, 2012}}
align=center\|2007 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Tadeusz\|Różewicz}} \|{{flag\|Poland}} \|{{cite web \|url=http://www.livreshebdo.fr/prix/actualites/l-association-capitale-europeenne-des-litteratures-decerne-ses-prix-/7631.aspx \|title=L'Association capitale européenne des littératures décerne ses prix \|work=Livres Hebdo \|language=French \|date=November 14, 2011 \|accessdate=October 16, 2012 \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130213122320/http://www.livreshebdo.fr/prix/actualites/l-association-capitale-europeenne-des-litteratures-decerne-ses-prix-/7631.aspx \|archive-date=February 13, 2013 \|url-status=dead }}
align=center\|2008 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Tankred\|Dorst}} \|{{flag\|Germany}} \|
align=center\|2009 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Kiki\|Dimoula}} \|{{flag\|Greece}} \|{{cite web \|url=http://blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/edition-des-rencontres-europeennes-de-litterature-strasbourg-erels/article/250312/drago \|title=Drago Jančar ou la mélancolie de la résistance \|work=Mediapart \|author=Pascal Maillard \|language=French \|date=March 25, 2012 \|accessdate=October 16, 2012}}
align=center\|2010 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Tony\|Harrison}} \|{{flag\|United Kingdom}} \|{{cite web \|url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/harrison-awarded-european-prize-literature.html \|title=Harrison awarded European prize for literature \|work=The Bookseller \|author=Graeme Neill \|date=14 March 2011 \|accessdate=October 16, 2012}}
align=center\|2011 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Drago\|Jančar}} \|{{flag\|Slovenia}} \|{{cite web \|url=http://www.dna.fr/edition-de-strasbourg/2011/11/15/drago-jancar-est-laureat-du-prix-europeen-de-litterature-2011 \|title=Drago Jancar est lauréat du Prix européen de littérature 2011 \|work=Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace \|language=French \|author= \|date= \|accessdate=October 25, 2012}}
align=center\|2012 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Vladimir\|Makanin}} \|{{flag\|Russia}} \|{{cite news\|url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_11_13/Vladimir-Makanin-wins-European-Prize-for-literature/\|title=Vladimir Makanin wins European Prize for literature\|date=November 13, 2012\|accessdate=November 13, 2012\|work=Voice of Russia\|agency=TASS\|archive-date=November 15, 2012\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115005512/http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_11_13/Vladimir-Makanin-wins-European-Prize-for-literature/\|url-status=dead}}
align=center\|2013 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Erri\|De Luca}} \|{{flag\|Italy}} \|
align=center\|2014 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Jon\|Fosse}} \|{{flag\|Norway}} \|{{cite web \|url=http://www.dalkeyarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Press-release-EUROPEAN-PRIZE-FOR-LITERATURE-2014.pdf \|title=Laureate 2014 (Press Release) \|publisher=City of Strasbourg \|author= \|date=19 November 2014 \|accessdate=December 21, 2014}}
align=center\|2016 !scope="row"\|{{sortname\|Jaan\|Kaplinski}} \|{{flag\|Estonia}} \|{{cite web \|url=http://www.prixeuropeendelitterature.eu/kaplinski.html#revuepresse \|title=THE EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2016 is awarded to JAAN KAPLINSKI (ESTONIA) \|publisher= \|author= \|date=2 November 2016 \|accessdate=February 2, 2016 \|archive-date=10 March 2016 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310171124/http://www.prixeuropeendelitterature.eu/kaplinski.html#revuepresse \|url-status=dead }}

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scope="col" width=50|Year

!scope="col" width=150|Author

!scope="col" width=120|Nationality

!scope="col" width=50|Ref

align=center|2006

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Antonio|Gamoneda}}

|{{flag|Spain}}

align=center|2006

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Bo|Carpelan}}

|{{flag|Finland}}

|{{cite web |url=http://sitemap.dna.fr/articles/200603/11/la-voix-de-bo-carpelan,reflets-livres,000005785.php |title=La voix de Bo Carpelan |work=Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |language=French |author=Antoine Wicker |date=March 11, 2006 |accessdate=October 16, 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://www.institut-finlandais.asso.fr/programme/conferences/item/119-hommage-a-bo-carpelan-prix-europeen-de-litterature |title=Hommage à Bo Carpelan, Prix européen de littérature |work=Institut Finlandais |author=Pierre Grouix |language=French |date=March 23, 2006 |accessdate=October 16, 2012}}

align=center|2007

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tadeusz|Różewicz}}

|{{flag|Poland}}

|{{cite web |url=http://www.livreshebdo.fr/prix/actualites/l-association-capitale-europeenne-des-litteratures-decerne-ses-prix-/7631.aspx |title=L'Association capitale européenne des littératures décerne ses prix |work=Livres Hebdo |language=French |date=November 14, 2011 |accessdate=October 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130213122320/http://www.livreshebdo.fr/prix/actualites/l-association-capitale-europeenne-des-litteratures-decerne-ses-prix-/7631.aspx |archive-date=February 13, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

align=center|2008

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tankred|Dorst}}

|{{flag|Germany}}

align=center|2009

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Kiki|Dimoula}}

|{{flag|Greece}}

|{{cite web |url=http://blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/edition-des-rencontres-europeennes-de-litterature-strasbourg-erels/article/250312/drago |title=Drago Jančar ou la mélancolie de la résistance |work=Mediapart |author=Pascal Maillard |language=French |date=March 25, 2012 |accessdate=October 16, 2012}}

align=center|2010

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Tony|Harrison}}

|{{flag|United Kingdom}}

|{{cite web |url=http://www.thebookseller.com/news/harrison-awarded-european-prize-literature.html |title=Harrison awarded European prize for literature |work=The Bookseller |author=Graeme Neill |date=14 March 2011 |accessdate=October 16, 2012}}

align=center|2011

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Drago|Jančar}}

|{{flag|Slovenia}}

|{{cite web |url=http://www.dna.fr/edition-de-strasbourg/2011/11/15/drago-jancar-est-laureat-du-prix-europeen-de-litterature-2011 |title=Drago Jancar est lauréat du Prix européen de littérature 2011 |work=Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |language=French |author= |date= |accessdate=October 25, 2012}}

align=center|2012

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Vladimir|Makanin}}

|{{flag|Russia}}

|{{cite news|url=http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_11_13/Vladimir-Makanin-wins-European-Prize-for-literature/|title=Vladimir Makanin wins European Prize for literature|date=November 13, 2012|accessdate=November 13, 2012|work=Voice of Russia|agency=TASS|archive-date=November 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115005512/http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_11_13/Vladimir-Makanin-wins-European-Prize-for-literature/|url-status=dead}}

align=center|2013

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Erri|De Luca}}

|{{flag|Italy}}

align=center|2014

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jon|Fosse}}

|{{flag|Norway}}

|{{cite web |url=http://www.dalkeyarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Press-release-EUROPEAN-PRIZE-FOR-LITERATURE-2014.pdf |title=Laureate 2014 (Press Release) |publisher=City of Strasbourg |author= |date=19 November 2014 |accessdate=December 21, 2014}}

align=center|2016

!scope="row"|{{sortname|Jaan|Kaplinski}}

|{{flag|Estonia}}

|{{cite web |url=http://www.prixeuropeendelitterature.eu/kaplinski.html#revuepresse |title=THE EUROPEAN PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2016 is awarded to JAAN KAPLINSKI (ESTONIA) |publisher= |author= |date=2 November 2016 |accessdate=February 2, 2016 |archive-date=10 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310171124/http://www.prixeuropeendelitterature.eu/kaplinski.html#revuepresse |url-status=dead }}

References

External links

[http://www.prixeuropeendelitterature.eu/ European Prize for Literature], official website. {{in lang|fr}}

Category:Awards established in 2005

Category:European literary awards

Category:French literary awards

Category:Literary awards honoring writers

Category:2005 establishments in France