The author will receive a check for 150,000 PLN and a statue designed by Ewa Rossano; in the case of a foreign writer, the translator will also be awarded (a prize of 20,000 PLN).
'This year we received many essay books, which is a problem for jurors who must decide where the line between the literary essay, and e.g. reportage, and biography is, points out Mykola Riabczuk, Ukrainian writer and Chairman of the Jury of the Central European Literary Award Angelus. 'This is the first such good year for Lithuanian literature, because we have two authors, Kristina Sabaliauskaité and Alvydas Šlepikas, stresses Piotr Kępiński, a member of the jury. 'The moment when we receive this huge trunk with seventy some books almost gives me a heart attack. Every time, I promise myself that this would be the last year and I will never do it again, smiles Professor Stanisław Bereś of the jury. 'Though many of the books stay with you forever, reading them in such abundance leaves me half-dead, like a swimmer who swam the English Channel, adds Professor Bereś.
Literary critic and jury member, Krzysztof Masłoń notes that we are increasingly willing to grab a book from Central Europe. 'In the mid-90s, there was no way to publish a book of, for example, a Serbian author in Poland. We were so fascinated by the Anglo-Saxon literature, that anything else was out of the question, he explains. Today there are a lot of niche publishing houses, and the Angelus gives them the opportunity to present the book to a wider audience, explains Krzysztof Masłoń.
What is the dominating topic in the books that were submitted the Angelus this year? Not necessarily the shared experience of communism. 'We live with other things now, but there is still a strong echo of the war and the entire associated trauma. It is sad that this is our hallmark in Europe, but apparently these things are still important for us, and also for me personally, admits Krzysztof Masłoń.
During this year's edition of the Central European Literature Award Angelus the jury has changed. Professor Andrzej Zawada will no longer be a member. - The professor has been appointed to the chair of the jury of the Silesius Poetry Prize, said Jarosław Broda, director of Wroclaw City Office Culture Department. New member of the jury will be Michał Nogaś, literary critic also known from the Fredro's Pen Prize.
The award was founded by the city of Wroclaw, and applies to books, the authors of which come from one of the countries of Central Europe (including Albania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, Germany, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and Hungary). The books are entered by publishers, but also the jurors themselves. Apart from the author, a prize (EUR 20 000) also goes to a Polish translator of the book (in case the Angelus goes to a Polish writer, the award goes to a translator of one of the runner-up books). In addition, awarded will be the Natalya Gorbanyevska Readers Prize. The prize commemorates the long-time president of the Angelus' jury (readers will choose the best book in an online poll).
So far, the winners of the Central European Literature Award Angelus were: Ukrainian Yuri Andrukhovych, Austrian Martin Pollack, Hungarian Péter Esterházy, Slovak Pavol Rankov, or last year, Ukrainian Serhiy Zhadan.
Books qualified for the Angelus Award:
1. Adamik Marek, "Sense of sense" /HELION/ 2. Baral Sabina, "Jottings from Exile" /Austeria/ 3. Basiński Pawiel, "Lev Tolstoy. Escape from Paradise" /Marginesy/ 4. Beńova Jana, "Café Hiena. Plan of Ushering" /Nisza/ 5. Bernig Jörg, "No Man's Land, No Man's Time. The Sudet Story" /VIA NOVA/ 6. Bielecki Krzysztof, "Chasm" /Tunia/ 7. Boberski Adam, "Books" /K.I.T. Stowarzyszenie Żywych Poetów/ 8. Bonda Katarzyna, "Four Eyes" /Muza/ 9. Bojarski Piotr, "Pork Pie" /Media Rodzina/ 10. Butkiewicz Jarosław, "Accidental Detective" /SKRYPT/ 11. Czachorowski Rafał, "Mayfly Time" /Fundacja Duży Format/ 12. Dan Dominik, "Written On Skin" /Media Rodzina/ 13. Edwardsson Eryk, "Memoirs Of A Lesbian" /Wieża Czarnoksięznika/ 14. Fyedorchuk Yulia, "Zero Gravity" /Marginesy/ 15. Florescu Catalin Dorian, "Jacob Decides to Love" /Pogranicze Foundation/ 16. Foks, "History Of Polish Cinema" /Biuro Literackie/ 17. Gong Robert, "Angelic Etude" /ALFA-ZET 7/ 18. Goralczuk Barbara, "Hope Up To Horizon" /Barbara Goralczuk/ 19. Hen Maciej, "Solfatara" /W.A.B./ 20. Hnatiuk Ola, "Courage And Fear" /Kolegium Europy Wschodniej/ 21. Janko Anna, "Little Doom" /Wydawnictwo Literackie/ 22. Jarzębowski Hubert, "Carolus Victor" /Stapis/ 23. Jelonek-Lisowska Agnieszka, "Babidło" /Henryk Bereza Literature Foundation/ 24. Karolewski Stanisław, "Quack Verses" /Szarlatan/ 25. Klimko-Dobrzaniecki Hubert, "Preparator" /Od deski do deski/ 26. Klimko-Dobrzaniecki Hubert, "Loneliness" /Noir sur Blanc/ 27. Kłos Agnieszka, "The Birkenau Games" /Tymoteusz Karpowicz's Foundation for Culture and Education/ 28. Kozera Grzegorz, "God's Rabbits" /Literatura Inspiruje/ 29. Krajniewska Marika, "Refuge" /Papierowy Motyl/ 30.Krištúfek Petr "Deaf Man's House" /Ksiązkowe Klimaty 31. Król Anna, "Things. Intimate Iwaszkiewicz" /Wilk & Król/ 32. Książek Michał, "Route 816" /Sąsiedzi Foundation/ 33. Lis Renata, "In the Ice of Provence. Bunin In Exile" /Sic!/ 34. Milewski Piotr, "Sugar King" /Kosmos/ 35. Machno Vasyl, "Letters And Air. The Borderline Stories" /Eastern Foundation for Culture "Akcent"/ 36. Małecki Jakub, "Quiver" /SQN/ 37. Mańczyk Łukasz, "Biserka" /Universitas/ 38. Markiewicz Magdalena, "Sheol" /FIK/ 39. Murek Weronika, "Growing Southern Plants by the Michurin Method" /Czarne/ 40. Muszyński Andrzej, "Sub-Harm" /Wydawnictwo Literackie/ 41. Nyaklyayew Uladzimir, "Machine with soda water, with or without syrup" /College of Eastern Europe/ 42. Ogdowski Marcin, "Entangled" /WarBook/ 43. Orbitowski Łukasz, "Different Soul" /Od deski do deski/ 44. Petraško L’udovit, "Guardian of the Lake" /ABILLION/ 45. Petrowska Katya, "How About Esther" /Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego/ 46. Płaza Maciej, "Skoruń" /W.A.B./ 47. Podsiadło Jacek, "Life Takes Over Death in Wieprzów Ordynacki" /Prószyński Media/ 48. Prochot-Sojka Patrycja, "Pratting High" /Mamiko/ 49. Rębacz Tomasz, "Situations", "Situations. The Parallel Volume"/Kontekst/ 50. Sabaliauskaité Kristina, "Silva Rerum" /Znak/ 51. Senchin Roman, "The Joltyshevs" /Noir sur Blanc/ 52. Słoniowska Żanna, "House With Stained Glass" /Znak Literanova/ 53. Sonnenberg Ewa, "Stranger" /FORMA/ 54. Surdykowski Jerzy, "I Will Spit On Your Grave" /Volumen/ 55. Stanišić Saša, "Night Before the Fete" /Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN/ 56. Szalsza Marek, "Decline Of Shatranj" /Gdansk City Office, Wydawnictwo w Podwórku/ 57. Szczerek Ziemowit, "The Tryzub Tattoo" /Czarne/ 58. Szejnert Małgorzata, "Pile Up Mountains. Stories from Polesie" /Znak/ 59. Šlepikas Alvydas, "My Name Is Maryté" /College of Eastern Europe/ 60. Taschler Judith, "Teacher" /W.A.B./ 61. Teodorescu Cristian, "Medgidia, The City At Term" /Amaltea/ 62. Tvrda Eva, "Discreet Charm Of Silesia" /Silesia Progress/ 63. Vosganian Varujan, "Book of Whispers" /Książkowe Klimaty/ 64. Waniek Henryk, "How Johannes Kepler Touched On The Moon On His Way to Żagań, Silesia" /Silesia Progress/ 65. Wedecki Witold, "Island, A Special Place. Students' Benders" /Wydawnictwo Naukowe "Śląsk"/ 66. Wedecki Witold, "Darkness" /Bellona/ 67. Wildstein Bronisław, "Shadows Of My Time" /Zysk i S-ka Wydawnictwo/ 68. Wiśniewski Michał, "God Hates Poland" /Wydawnictwo Krytyki Politycznej/ 69. Wolny-Hamkało Agnieszka, "Forty One Drownings" /Iskry/ 70. Wodnicki Adam, "Anamneses" /Austeria/
