Awarded the main German litermia

On Saturday, October 25, in Darmstadt, a ceremony of presenting the most important literary award in the German-speaking countries was held-the Georg-Büchner-Preis Prize. The laureate of 2014 was the German writer Jurgen Becker.

In his works, the 82-year-old Becker managed to develop “his own narrative technique”, for decades he stubbornly rethought the boundaries between the lyrics and prose, quoted the decision of the jury Deathsche Welle . The monetary part of the award is 50 thousand euros

Jurgen Bekker was born in 1932 in Cologne, headed the editorial office of the radio transfer of the social and legal information and political radio station of Germany Deutschlandfunk , and also led the Suhrkamp .

The most prestigious prize for German -speaking writers is named after the famous German poet, whose play “Death of Danton” is considered one of the fundamental works of modern drama.

The award was established by the Academy of the German Language and Literature in 1923, during the Weimar Republic. In the era of National Socialism, it ceased to exist, and in 1951 it was revived by the Academy of the German language and literature. Among her laureates Gunter Grass, Henry Bell and Friedrich Durrenmat.