The Winner of the German Book Prize

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The winner of the German Book Prize of two thousand and eleven was announced recently. But first here is a vide of about the shortlisted novels by Deutsche Welle.

http://mediacenter.dw-world.de/english/video/#!/276779/We_ve_read_them_for_you_The_German_Book_Prize_shortlist




The Winner of this years German Book Prize 2011 was Eugen Ruge and his novel ""In Zeiten des abnehmenden Lichts," translated into English "In Times of Fading Light."

The author Eugen Ruge, is fifty seven years old, and his novel "In Times of Fading Light," is his debut novel. The German Book Prize Jury had praised the author and his novel for "the experiences of four generations across 50 years in a dramatic, refined composition," the Jury made sure to add that the novel also adds: "socialist utopia, the price it exacts on the individual and its gradual disappearance." The novel is filled with humour and engaging as it traces the history and story of a family.

An English translation of the novel, is planned -- though only time willb e able to tell.

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