Adelbert von Chamisso Prize

The Adelbert von Chamisso Prize (German: Adelbert-von-Chamisso-Preis) was a German literary award established in 1985, given to a work whose author's mother tongue is not German, as was the case for Adelbert von Chamisso. It was offered by the Robert Bosch Stiftung.[1][2]

In addition to the main prize with a prize money of €15,000,[2] one or more promotional prizes ("Förderpreise") with a prize money of €7,000[2] and sometimes an honorary award ("Ehrengabe") were given.

The prize was created by Harald Weinrich.[1][2]

In 2016, the Robert Bosch Stiftung announced that the prize would be discontinued after the final 2017 award, saying that it had now fulfilled its original objective.[3]

  1. ^ a b Göktürk, Deniz; Gramling, David; Kaes, Anton (2007). Germany in Transit: Nation and Migration, 1955–2005. Weimar and Now: German Cultura. p. 390.
  2. ^ a b c d "About the Chamisso Prize". Robert Bosch Stiftung. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
  3. ^ Trojanow, Ilija; Oliver, José F. A. (21 September 2016). "Ade, Chamisso-Preis?". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2016.