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The '''America Award''' is a lifetime achievement literary award for international writers. It describes itself as a modest attempt at providing alternatives to the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]]. It was first presented in 1994. The award does not entail any prize money.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ivo Michiels receives America Award 2012 |url=http://buitenland.vfl.be/en/press/409 |publisher=Flemish Literature Fund |year=2012}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title = America Awards|publisher = Green Integer|year = 2013|url = http://www.greeninteger.com/america.cfm|accessdate = 5 December 2013}}</ref> It is sponsored by the Contemporary Arts Educational Project, Inc., in loving memory of Anna Fahrni, and by the publisher [[Green Integer]]. |
The '''America Award''' is a lifetime achievement literary award for international writers. It describes itself as a modest attempt at providing alternatives to the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]]. It was first presented in 1994. The award does not entail any prize money.<ref>{{cite book |title=Ivo Michiels receives America Award 2012 |url=http://buitenland.vfl.be/en/press/409 |publisher=Flemish Literature Fund |year=2012}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title = America Awards|publisher = Green Integer|year = 2013|url = http://www.greeninteger.com/america.cfm|accessdate = 5 December 2013}}</ref> It is sponsored by the Contemporary Arts Educational Project, Inc., in loving memory of Anna Fahrni, and by the publisher [[Green Integer]]. |
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Each year, the |
Each year, the judges comprise a rotating panel of six to eight poets, prose writers, playwrights and literary critics. The chairman is [[Douglas Messerli]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Ivo Michiels receives America Award 2012 |url=http://buitenland.vfl.be/en/press/409 |publisher=Flemish Literature Fund |year=2012}}</ref> |
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=={{anchor|America Award winners}} Recipients== |
=={{anchor|America Award winners}} Recipients== |
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*1994 – [[Aimé Cesaire]] [Martinique] |
*1994 – [[Aimé Cesaire]] [Martinique] |
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*1995 – [[Harold Pinter]] [ |
*1995 – [[Harold Pinter]] [UK] |
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*1996 – [[José Donoso]] [Chile] (awarded prior to his death) |
*1996 – [[José Donoso]] [Chile] (awarded prior to his death) |
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*1997 – [[Friederike Mayröcker]] [Austria] |
*1997 – [[Friederike Mayröcker]] [Austria] |
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*2015 – [[Edward Albee]] [USA] |
*2015 – [[Edward Albee]] [USA] |
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*2016 – [[César Aira]] [Argentina] |
*2016 – [[César Aira]] [Argentina] |
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*2017 – [[Tom Stoppard]] [Czechoslovakia/ |
*2017 – [[Tom Stoppard]] [Czechoslovakia/UK] |
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*2018 – [[Haruki Murakami]] [Japan] |
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*2019 – [[Nicole Brossard]] [Canada] |
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*2020 – [[Mario Vargas Llosa]] [Peru] |
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*2021 – [[Rosmarie Waldrop]] [Germany/USA] |
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*2022 – [[Gerhard Rühm]] [Austria] |
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*2023 – [[Ismail Kadare]] [Albania] |
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*2024 – [[Can Xue]] [China] |
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*2025 - [[Charles Bernstein (poet)|Charles Bernstein]] [USA] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 15:12, 24 September 2024
| America Award | |
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| Awarded for | A lifetime contribution to international writing |
| Date | annual |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Contemporary Arts Educational Project (in loving memory of Anna Fahrni) |
| First awarded | 1994 |
| Website | www.greeninteger.com/america.cfm |
The America Award is a lifetime achievement literary award for international writers. It describes itself as a modest attempt at providing alternatives to the Nobel Prize in Literature. It was first presented in 1994. The award does not entail any prize money.[1][2] It is sponsored by the Contemporary Arts Educational Project, Inc., in loving memory of Anna Fahrni, and by the publisher Green Integer.
Judges
[edit]Each year, the judges comprise a rotating panel of six to eight poets, prose writers, playwrights and literary critics. The chairman is Douglas Messerli.[3]
Recipients
[edit]- 1994 – Aimé Cesaire [Martinique]
- 1995 – Harold Pinter [UK]
- 1996 – José Donoso [Chile] (awarded prior to his death)
- 1997 – Friederike Mayröcker [Austria]
- 1998 – Rafael Alberti [Spain] (awarded prior to his death)
- 1999 – Jacques Roubaud [France]
- 2000 – Eudora Welty [USA]
- 2001 – Inger Christensen [Denmark]
- 2002 – Peter Handke [Austria]
- 2003 – Adonis [Syria/Lebanon]
- 2004 – José Saramago [Portugal]
- 2005 – Andrea Zanzotto [Italy]
- 2006 – Julien Gracq (Louis Poirier) [France]
- 2007 – Paavo Haavikko [Finland]
- 2008 – John Ashbery [USA]
- 2009 – Günter Kunert [Germany]
- 2010 – Javier Marías [Spain]
- 2011 – Ko Un [South Korea]
- 2012 – Ivo Michiels [Belgium]
- 2013 – Reiner Kunze [GDR/Germany]
- 2014 – László Krasznahorkai [Hungary]
- 2015 – Edward Albee [USA]
- 2016 – César Aira [Argentina]
- 2017 – Tom Stoppard [Czechoslovakia/UK]
- 2018 – Haruki Murakami [Japan]
- 2019 – Nicole Brossard [Canada]
- 2020 – Mario Vargas Llosa [Peru]
- 2021 – Rosmarie Waldrop [Germany/USA]
- 2022 – Gerhard Rühm [Austria]
- 2023 – Ismail Kadare [Albania]
- 2024 – Can Xue [China]
- 2025 - Charles Bernstein [USA]
References
[edit]- ^ Ivo Michiels receives America Award 2012. Flemish Literature Fund. 2012.
- ^ America Awards, Green Integer, 2013, retrieved 5 December 2013
- ^ Ivo Michiels receives America Award 2012. Flemish Literature Fund. 2012.