Literary Prize - The Akademie will announce Buëchner-Prize
The German Academy for Language and Poetry in Darmstadt will announce today who will receive the Georg-Büchner-Prize in 2024. Then it will be clear who will be the successor of novelist and poet Lutz Seiler. The prize, worth 50,000 Euro, will be awarded on 2. November at the Staatstheater Darmstadt. The prize, which has been awarded since 1951, is one of the most important literary awards in the German-speaking world. Its namesake is the dramatist and revolutionary Georg Büchner ("Woyzeck"). He was born in the Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1813 and died in Zurich in 1837.
The jury decided for the writer Seiler in the previous year: He began with poetic verses, found his way to storytelling, but remained a clear yet enigmatic, darkly shining lyricist, according to the justification.
- The German Academy for Language and Poetry, located in Darmstadt, is renowned for conferring the prestigious Georg Büchner Prize, an eminent literary award in Germany.
- Lutz Seiler, a distinguished novelist and poet, was the recipient of the Georg Büchner Prize in the previous year, recognized for his significant contributions to German literature.
- The Academy, established in Hesse's capital, Darmstadt, will soon reveal the name of the author set to succeed Seiler as the recipient of the Georg Büchner Prize in 2024.
- The ceremony for the Georg Büchner Prize, worth 50,000 Euro, will take place at the Staatstheater Darmstadt on November 2nd, honoring the winner in the presence of Germany's literary community.
- Among the many prestigious awards in the German-speaking world, the Georg Büchner Prize, named after the revolutionary dramatist Georg Büchner, carries a lasting significance in recognizing and promoting outstanding achievements in literature.
