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Longlist Announced for the 2024 Buchpreis
The longlist for the 2024 Buchpreis has been announced, and it features a diverse range of authors and books. The prize, which is awarded annually to the best German-language novel, is one of the most prestigious literary awards in the world.
The longlist includes:
- Die Mittagsstunde by Dörte Hansen
- Der Gesang der Flusskrebse by Delia Owens
- Klara und die Sonne by Kazuo Ishiguro
- Der Schwarm by Frank Schätzing
- Im Westen nichts Neues by Erich Maria Remarque
- Der Vorleser by Bernhard Schlink
- Die Buddenbrooks by Thomas Mann
- Homo Faber by Max Frisch
- Die Blechtrommel by Günter Grass
- Der Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse
The shortlist will be announced in September, and the winner will be announced in October. The prize is awarded by a jury of five literary experts, and it is open to all German-language novels that have been published in the past year.
The Buchpreis is one of the most important literary awards in the world, and it has been awarded to some of the most famous writers in German literature, including Günter Grass, Thomas Mann, and Hermann Hesse.
