LiBeraturpreis 2020
These are the nominees and their works
Lesley Nneka Arimah (Nigeria/ USA) »Was es bedeutet, wenn ein Mann aus dem Himmel fällt«
Stories. Translated from English by Zoë Beck. Published by CulturBooks. 200 pages. Weltempfänger 43 / Summer 2019.
Lina Atfah (Syria/Germany) »Das Buch von der fehlenden Ankunft«
Poems. Arabic-German. Translated by Suleman Taufiq and many others. Published by Pendragon Verlag. 152 pages. Weltempfänger 44 / autumn 2019.
Melba Escobar (Colombia) »Die Kosmetikerin«
Novel. Translated from Spanish by Sybille Martin. Published by Heyne Verlag. 320 pages. Weltempfänger 45 / winter 2019.
María Gainza (Argentinia) »Lidschlag«
Stories. Translated from Spanish by Peter Kultzen. Published by Verlag Klaus Wagenbach. 165 pages. Weltempfänger 44 / autumn 2019.
Pyun Hye-Young (South Korea) »Der Riss«
Novel. Translated from Korean by Ki-Hyang Lee. Published by btb Verlag. 221 pages. Weltempfänger 44 / autumn 2019.
Valeria Luiselli (Mexico/USA) »Archiv der verlorenen Kinder«
Novel. Translated from English by Brigitte Jakobeit. Published by Verlag Antje Kunstmann. 431 pages including illustrations. Weltempfänger 44 / autumn 2019.
Carla Maliandi (Argentinia) »Das deutsche Zimmer«
Novel. Translated from Spanish by Peter Kultzen. Published by Berenberg Verlag. 168 pages. Weltempfänger 45 / winter 2019.
Lucía Puenzo (Argentinia) »Die man nicht sieht«
Novel. Translated from Spanish by Anja Lutter. Published by Wagenbach. 208 pages. Weltempfänger 42 / spring 2019.
Sara Rai (India) »Im Labyrinth«
Stories. Translated from Hindi by Johanna Hahn. Published by Draupadi Verlag. 192 pages. Weltempfänger 43 / summer 2019.
Karina Sainz Borgo (Venezuela/Spain) »Nacht in Caracas«
Novel. Translated from Spanish by Susanne Lange. Published by S. Fischer Verlag. 220 pages. Weltempfänger 44 / autumn 2019.
Aura Xilonen (Mexico) »Gringo Champ«
Novel. Translated from Spanish by Susanne Lange. Published by Hanser. 352 pages. Weltempfänger 42 / spring 2019.
Jeong Yu-Jeong (South Korea) »Der gute Sohn«
Novel. Translated from Korean by Kyong-Hae Flügel. Published by Unionsverlag. 320 pages. Weltempfänger 42 / spring 2019.