The Hans Fallada Prize is a German literary prize given by the city of Neumünster in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.Hans-Fallada-Preis der Stadt Neumünster Since 1981, it is typically awarded every two years to a young author from the German-speaking world. It is named in honor of Hans Fallada, a famous 20th-century German author known for addressing political and social problems of his day in fiction.Williams, Jenny. More Lives than One: A Biography of Hans Fallada, 1998.
The prize was first awarded in 1981, the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Fallada's A Small Circus (Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben).Fallada, Hans. Bauern, Bonzen und Bomben. Berlin: Vier Falken Verlag, 1931.
The prize comes with an honorarium of 10,000 euros. In the case that two authors win the award, the prize money is split evenly between the recipients.
Award winners
1981: Erich Loest 1983: 1985: Sten Nadolny 1988: Ralph Giordano 1990: Jurek Becker 1993: Helga Schubert 1996: Günter Grass 1998: Bernhard Schlink 2000: Thomas Brussig 2002: Birgit Vanderbeke 2004: Wilhelm Genazino 2006: Iris Hanika 2008: Ralf Rothmann 2010: Lukas Bärfuss"Lukas Bärfuss erhält den Fallada-Preis 2010" (Profile of winner Lukas Bärfuss) 2012: Wolfgang Herrndorf 2014: Jenny Erpenbeck 2016: Jonas Lüscher 2018: 2020: Saša Stanišić 2022: 2024: 2026: Anja Kampmann"Anja Kampmann erhält Hans-Fallada-Preis 2026". wdr.de, 31 October 2025 (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2025.
References
External links Hans-Fallada-Preis der Stadt Neumünster