Ivan Vladislavic's "Double Negative" Shortlisted for the 8th International Literature Award, Haus der Kulturen der Welt

South African writer Ivan Vladislavi? & and his translator Thomas Brückner have been nominated for the Internationaler Literaturpreis Haus Kulturen der Welt. For the eighth time, on June 25, 2016, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, together with Stiftung Elementarteilchen, will confer the Internationaler Literaturpreis. The highly remunerated award (the awardees – author and translator – receive a total sum of €35,000) honors an outstanding work of contemporary international literature that has been translated into German for the first time. The award thus acknowledges the work of both the author and the translator.

The nominees for the Internationaler Literaturpreis 2016 are: Johannes Anyuru & Paul Berf for Ein Sturm wehte vom Paradiese her, Joanna Bator & Lisa Palmes for Dunkel, fast Nacht, Alexander Ilichevsky & Andreas Tretner for Der Perser, Valeria Luiselli & Dagmar Ploetz for Die Geschichte meiner Zähne, Shumona Sinha & Lena Müller for Erschlagt die Armen! und Ivan Vladislavi? & Thomas Brückner for Double Negative.

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