TOPIC

Austrian Book Prize

2 articles from all sections, newest first.

BACKGROUND

Between the shortlist and the encounter

A shortlist sorts books – and gives them a stage at the same time. At the Austrian Book Prize, various paths lead from a name on the list to an encounter with the text.

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IN BRIEF

The shortlist is not the whole of literature

The Austrian Book Prize shortlist gives five books a shared platform. Yet presentation, demand and literary significance are different things. What the final round reveals – and what remains outside its field of vision.

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