Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis [SEP] named after
Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis
Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis () is a literary award in Augsburg, Germany, birthplace of Bertolt Brecht. It has been awarded every three years since 1995. With a prize of €15,000, it is considered one of the most prestigious literary awards in Germany. It is awarded to writers and personalities "who have distinguished themselves through the critical analysis of the present day in their literary works." The 2006 edition marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Brecht.
He won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 1983 and the Kassel Literary Prize in 1991. He won the Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis in 1998, and the Rheingau Literatur Preis in 2002. In 2004 he was awarded the Heinrich-Heine-Preis, and in 2006, the Wilhelm Busch Prize.
The state-owned bank Helaba is sponsoring an award named after Gernhardt.
See also.
- List of German painters