German Book Prize 2022: The Winner and Shortlist

Congratulations to Kim de l’Horizon, winner of the German Book Prize 2022 for Blutbuch (DuMont).

All six shortlisted titles appear below.


Click on a cover for more information about the book, including an English language sample translation, where available.


Unless they are also selected by our jury, books which win or are shortlisted for the German Book Prize do not automatically qualify for the New Books in German funding guarantee

You can search for jury selections here.


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