The 25,000-euro prize for Germany’s best novel will be given October 13, right before the Frankfurt Book Fair. The contenders are: Dietmar Dath: Die Abschaffung der Arten (Suhrkamp, September 2008)Sherko Fatah: Das dunkle Schiff (Jung und Jung, February 2008)Iris Hanika: Treffen sich zwei (Droschl, January 2008)Rolf Lappert: Nach Hause schwimmen (Hanser, February 2008)Ingo Schulze: Adam und Evelyn (Berlin Verlag, August 2008)Uwe Tellkamp: Der Turm (Suhrkamp, September 2008) Schulze appears to be the only author who has been published previously in English (with works including Simple Stories and 33 Moments of Happiness: St. Petersburg Stories and New Lives, set for release […]
