The Europese Literatuurprijs (in English European Literature Prize) is a Dutch literature prize awarded annually since 2011 to the best contemporary European novel that was published in the previous year and translated into Dutch. The author of the winning novel receives , and the translator .
The prize is an initiative of the Dutch Foundation for Literature, the academic-cultural center SPUI25, the weekly newspaper De Groene Amsterdammer and the Athenaeum Boekhandel bookstore. It is sponsored by the Lira Fund and various independent bookshops.European Literature Prize 2022 The book suggestions come from Dutch and Flemish bookshops, though the decision on who ultimately receives the prize is made by a specialist jury.
Winners Year Author Dutch Title Original Title Translator(s) Ref 2011 Marie NDiaye Drie sterke vrouwen Trois femmes puissantes Jeanne Holierhoek 2012 Julian Barnes Alsof het voorbij is The Sense of an Ending Ronald Vlek 2013 Emmanuel Carrère Limonov Limonov Katrien Vandenberghe, Katelijne de Vuyst 2014 Jérôme Ferrari De preek over de val van Rome Le Sermon sur la chute de Rome Jan Pieter van der Sterre, Reintje Goos 2015 Jenny Erpenbeck Een handvol sneeuw Aller Tage Abend Elly Schippers 2016 Sandro Veronesi Zeldzame aarden Terre rare Rob Gerritsen 2017 Max Porter Verdriet is het ding met veren Grief Is the Thing with Feathers Saskia van der Lingen 2018 Johan Harstad Max, Mischa & het Tet-offensief Max, Mischa & Tetoffensiven Edith Koenders, Paula Stevens 2019 Arno Geiger Onder de Drachenwand Unter der Drachenwand Wil Hansen 2020 David Diop Meer dan een broer Frère d’âme Martine Woudt Ali Smith Lente Spring Karina van Santen, Martine Vosmaer 2021 Saša Stanišić Herkomst Herkunft Annemarie Vlaming 2022 Agustín Fernández Mallo Nocilla trilogie: Nocilla Dream, Nocilla Experience, Nocilla Lab Proyecto Nocilla: Nocilla Dream, Nocilla Experience, Nocilla Lab Adri Boon 2023 Claire-Louise Bennett Kassa 19 Checkout 19 Karina van Santen, Martine Vosmaer 2024 Olga TokarczukEmpusion: Een natuurgeneeskundig griezelverhaalEmpuzjon: Horror przyrodoleczniczyKarol Lesman2025 Irene SolàIk gaf je ogen en je keek in de duisternisAdri Boon
References