And the winner is: Mercedes Rosende receives LiBeraturpreis 2019
This year’s most popular book by a female writer from the Global South comes from Uruguay
Mercedes Rosende receives the 2019 LiBeraturpreis for her crime novel “El Miserere des los Cocodrilos“ (German: “Krokodilstränen”, published by Unionsverlag and translated by Peter Kultzen). She won the public online voting which was held between June 5th and June 16th. The award ceremony will be held at Frankfurter Buchmesse in October.
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award – 2019 winners
The winners of the Sheikh Zayed Book Awards 2019 were announced by the Department of Tourism and Culture - Abu Dhabi on March 18th. Find out more about them here.
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