Max Frisch Prize Explained

The Max Frisch Prize of the City of Zürich, created in 1996, is usually awarded every four years to writers in German-speaking countries.^[1] The prize is named after the Swiss writer Max Frisch (1911–1991). The literary award is endowed with a prize sum of 50,000 Swiss francs. In 2018, an additional sponsorship award (German: Förderpreis) endowed with 10,000 Swiss francs was introduced in order to be able to support writers of the younger generation as well.^{[2] [3]} The award honors authors whose work addresses fundamental issues of democratic society in an artistically uncompromising manner. The Max Frisch Foundation at ETH Zürich is responsible for judging and determining the winners. The City of Zürich is financing the award and its hosting.^[4]

Recipients

• 1998: Tankred Dorst
• 2002:
• 2006: Ralf Rothmann
• 2011: Barbara Honigmann^[5] on 100th birthday of Max Frisch
• 2014: Robert Menasse^[6]
• 2018: Maja Haderlap; sponsorship award: Dorothee Elmiger^[7]
• 2022: Jonas Lüscher; sponsorship award: ^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Max Frisch-Preis der Stadt Zürich . Stadt Zürich . 11 February 2020 . de . 11 August 2021.
2. Web site: Max-Frisch-Preis . Literaturpreis Gewinner . 12 January 2018 . de . 11 August 2021.
3. Web site: Literatur, die sich mit keiner Grenze abfindet . Börsenblatt . 10 January 2018 . de . 11 August 2021.
4. Web site: Max Frisch-Preis der Stadt Zürich – Preise & Stipendien . literaturport.de . de . 11 August 2021.
5. Web site: Barbara Honigmann bekommt Max-Frisch-Preis . . 27 October 2011 . de . 11 August 2021.
6. Web site: Max-Frisch-Preis an Robert Menasse . . 5 March 2014 . de . 11 August 2021.
7. Web site: Max-Frisch-Preis 2018 geht an die österreichisch-slowenische Schriftstellerin Maja Haderlap . . 9 January 2018 . de . 11 August 2021.
8. Web site: Der Max Frisch-Preis 2022 geht an Jonas Lüscher . BuchMarkt . 19 January 2022 . de . 10 June 2022.