Klaus-Michael Bogdal has been chosen to receive the Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding 2013. The German literary scholar will be honored for his book 'Europe’s Invention of the Gypsies: A History of Cultural Violence' published by Suhrkamp in 2011.

The award ceremony of the Leipzig Book Prize for European Understanding 2013 will mark the opening of the Leipzig Book Fair on the evening of 13 March 2013 at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig. The tribute speech wil be given by the author Feridun Zaimoglu.

Background

The Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding has been presented since 1994. It pays tribute to personalities who in their book publications have rendered outstanding services towards the advancement of reconciliation throughout Europe, particularly with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
The Awards Committee is made up of the City of Leipzig, the Free State of Saxony, the German Publishers & Booksellers Association and the Leipziger Messe GmbH. For these curators, the furtherance of European reconciliation, above all with Central and Eastern Europe, is seen as a particular responsibility for Leipzig as a traditional city of the book trade and book fairs, and they intend to contribute to its fulfilment in their joint presentation of the Leipzig Book Award for European Understanding.

A panel of prestigious international judges selects the award-winner. The Award is endowed with prize money of 15,000 euros.

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