Leipzig Book Fair Prize The Leipzig Book Fair Prize is a literary award assigned annually during the Leipzig Book Fair to outstanding newly released literary works in the categories "Fiction", "Non-fiction" and "Translation". It has been called "the second most important German book-prize, after the German Book Prize". The winner in each category is awarded €15,000. The City of Leipzig also awards the Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding which has been given since 1994.Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding Source: 2005 Fiction: Terézia Mora , Alle Tage Non-fiction: Rüdiger Safranski , Schiller oder die Erfindung des Deutschen Idealismus Translation: Thomas Eichhorn , for Les Murray's Fredy Neptune 2006 Fiction: Ilija Trojanow , Der Weltensammler Non-fiction: Franz Schuh , Schwere Vorwürfe. Schmutzige Wäsche Translation: Ragni Maria Gschwend , for Antonio Moresco's Gli esordi 2007 Fiction: Ingo Schulze , Handy Non-fiction: Saul Friedländer , Das Dritte Reich und die Juden 2. Die Jahre der Vernichtung 1939–1945 Translation: Svetlana Geier , for Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Подросток 2008 Fiction: Clemens Meyer , Die Nacht , die Lichter Non-fiction: Irina Liebmann , Wäre es schön? Es wäre schön! Translation: Fritz Vogelgsang , for Joanot Martorell's Tirant lo Blanc 2009 Fiction: Sibylle Lewitscharoff , Apostoloff Non-fiction: Herfried Münkler , Die Deutschen und ihre Mythen Translation: Eike Schönfeld , for Saul Bellow's Humboldt's Gift 2010 Fiction: Georg Klein , Roman unserer Kindheit Non-fiction: Ulrich Raulff , Kreis ohne Meister. Stefan Georges Nachleben Translation: Ulrich Blumenbach , for David Foster Wallace's Unendlicher Spaß 2011 Fiction: Clemens J. Setz, Die Liebe zur Zeit des Mahlstädter Kindes Non-fiction: Henning Ritter , Notizhefte Translation: Barbara Conrad , for Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace 2012 Fiction: Wolfgang Herrndorf , Sand Non-fiction: Jörg Baberowski , Verbrannte Erde. Stalins Herrschaft der Gewalt Translation: Christina Viragh , for Péter Nádas' Parallelgeschichten 2013 Fiction: David Wagner , Leben Non-fiction: Helmut Böttiger , Die Gruppe 47 . Als die deutsche Literatur Geschichte schrieb Translation: Eva Hesse , for Ezra Pound's The Cantos 2014 Fiction: Saša Stanišić , Vor dem Fest Non-fiction: Helmut Lethen , Der Schatten des Fotografen Translation: Robin Detje , for William T. Vollmann's Europe Central 2015 Fiction: Jan Wagner , Regentonnenvariationen Non-fiction: Philipp Ther , Die neue Ordnung auf dem alten Kontinent Translation: Mirjam Pressler , for Amos Oz's Judas 2016 Fiction: Guntram Vesper: Frohburg Non-fiction: Jürgen Goldstein: Georg Forster. Zwischen Freiheit und Naturgewalt Translation: Brigitte Döbert for Bora Ćosić’s Die Tutoren 2017 Fiction: Natascha Wodin: Sie kam aus Mariupol Non-fiction: Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger: Maria Theresia. Die Kaiserin in ihrer Zeit Translation: Eva Lüdi Kong: a translation of Chinese popular folk tales and legends, Die Reise in den Westen2018 Fiction: Esther Kinsky: Hain. Geländeroman Non-fiction: Karl Schlögel: Das sowjetische Jahrhundert. Archäologie einer untergegangenen Welt Translation: Sabine Stöhr and Juri Durkot: for Serhij Zhadan’s Internat 2019 Fiction Anke Stelling: Schäfchen im Trockenen Non-fiction: Harald Jähner: Wolfszeit Translation: Eva Ruth Wemme: for Gabriela Adamesteanu′s Dimineață pierdută
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