Merck Kakehashi Literature Prize

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Merck Kakehashi Literature Prize (German: Merck „Kakehashi“ Literaturpreises) is a biannual literary translation prize awarded by the Goethe-Institut Tokyo and Merck KGaA, a German chemical and pharmaceutical company.{{cite web |url=http://www.complete-review.com/saloon/archive/201405a.htm#mg8 |title=Merck Kakehashi Literature Prize |work=complete review |author=Michael Orthofer |date=10 May 2014 |accessdate=May 12, 2014}} It is for works by German authors made accessible for a Japanese readership. The prize is €10,000 each going to the author and the translator.{{cite web |url=http://www.emdgroup.com/emd/media/extNewsDetail.html?newsId=CBC5AD634229AFEFC1257CD000467263&newsType=1 |title=Merck and Goethe-Institut Award Merck Kakehashi Literature Prize |publisher=Merck KGaA |author= |date= |accessdate=May 12, 2014}}