The Ludwig Börne Prize (German: Ludwig-Börne-Preis) is a literary award that is awarded annually by the Frankfurt-based Ludwig-Börne-Stiftung. It is one of the most important of its kind in German-speaking countries.
Objective and methods
editIn 1992 the banker and publicist Michael A. Gotthelf established a foundation that annually awards the Ludwig-Börne-Preis to a German-speaking author, acknowledging his or her outstanding performances in the fields of essays, reviews and reportage. Thus, the foundation celebrates the memory of the Frankfurt author, revolutionary democrat and political journalist Ludwig Börne (1786–1837) and his works.
A judge is nominated by the foundation board, for the sole responsibility of deciding who will win this award. This judge, moreover, makes a speech in the winner’s honor. The prize is worth 20,000 euros and its presentation takes place in St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt.
In 2010 the foundation for the first time awarded a Börne Honorary Medal to Marcel Reich-Ranicki for his lifetime achievements.[1]
Foundation board
editFounder and chairman of Ludwig-Börne-Stiftung is Michael A. Gotthelf. The foundation board is made up of Salomon Korn (chairman of the Jewish community in Frankfurt), Peter Feldmann (mayor of Frankfurt), Ina Hartwig (head of the Frankfurt culture department), Hubert Burda (Hubert Burda Media) and Thomas Bellut (ZDF director general), (As of 2022[update]).[2]
Award winners
edit- 1993: Joachim Kaiser, editor
- 1994: Marie-Luise Scherer, author
- 1995: Marcel Reich-Ranicki, publicist and literary critic
- 1996: Joachim C. Fest, publicist, author and contemporary historian
- 1997: Richard Schröder, philosopher and Protestant theologian
- 1998: Josef Joffe, publicist, publisher and lecturer
- 1999: Georges-Arthur Goldschmidt, author and translator
- 2000: no award
- 2001: Rudolf Augstein, journalist, publisher and publicist
- 2002: Hans Magnus Enzensberger, poet, author and editor
- 2003: George Steiner, author, philosopher and cultural critic
- 2004: Daniela Dahn, journalist and author
- 2005: Henning Ritter, editor[3]
- 2006: Wolfgang Büscher, journalist and author
- 2007: Henryk M. Broder, journalist and author
- 2008: Alice Schwarzer, women’s rights’ activist and publisher
- 2009: Frank Schirrmacher, journalist, publisher and author
- 2010: Marcel Reich-Ranicki (medal for his life work)[4]
- 2011: Joachim Gauck, President of Germany, civil rights activist and publicist[5]
- 2012: Götz Aly, historian and journalist
- 2013: Peter Sloterdijk, philosopher and essayist
- 2014: Florian Illies, journalist and author[6]
- 2015: Jürgen Kaube, journalist and publisher
- 2016: Martin Meyer, journalist
- 2017: Rüdiger Safranski, philosopher
- 2018: Souad Mekhennet, journalist
- 2019: Eva Menasse, writer[7]
- 2020: Christoph Ransmayr, writer[8][9]
- 2022: Eric Gujer, journalist[10]
- 2023 Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action[11]
- 2024 Daniel Kehlmann, writer
References
edit- ^ Serrao, Marc Felix (7 June 2010). "Feierstunde mit Gediegenheit". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Vorstand der Ludwig Börne Stiftung". Ludwig Börne Stiftung (in German). Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Personenbeschreibung Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine on perlentaucher.de
- ^ "Ludwig-Börne-Medaille für Reich-Ranickis Lebenswerk". Focus (in German). 15 November 2013. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Präsident der Herzen: Joachim Gauck erhält Börne-Preis". Der Spiegel (in German). 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Börne-Preis 2014 an Florian Illies". Focus (in German). 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Juror Florian Illies: Börne-Preis 2019 für Eva Menasse". FAZ.NET (in German). 5 February 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Steinmeier verleiht Ludwig-Börne-Preis an Ransmayr". ZEIT ONLINE (in German). 8 August 2021. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Bundespräsident als Juror: Börne-Preis für Christoph Ransmayr". FAZ.NET (in German). 12 February 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Glas, Othmara (22 May 2022). "Ludwig-Börne-Preis: Der Anti-Hysteriker Eric Gujer". FAZ.NET (in German). Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Wirtschaftsminister Habeck erhält Ludwig-Börne-Preis 2023". Süddeutsche.de (in German). dpa. 16 February 2023. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
Literature
edit- Georg Stanitzek: Essay – BRD. Vorwerk 8, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-940384-33-1, pp. 120–122.
External links
edit
- Official website (in German)