NDR Kultur Sachbuchpreis

The NDR Kultur nonfiction prize is awarded annually for the best published in German language nonfiction since 2009. Prizes will be awarded, as the founder of "outstanding author services with which socially and scientifically relevant topics for a general audience to make it understandable. "

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Sponsor of the prize is NDR Kultur, the award was initially in collaboration with the Literary Festival Göttingen literature autumn. In the first two years, the price was worth a total of 14,000 euros. The winner received 10,000 euros, the other two finalists of the award ceremony of 2,000 euros. Since 2011, the price of 15,000 Euro is worth for the winners. In addition Primum Award for the best young scientists Publication of the Year is awarded by the Volkswagen Foundation of Opus, he is endowed with 10,000 euros.

Jury

The jury for the NDR Kultur Nonfiction Book form: Franziska Augstein, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich; Joachim Knuth, NDR radio program director, Hamburg ( Chairman); Hendrik Brandt, chief editor HAZ; Wilhelm Krull, Secretary General of the Volkswagen Foundation, Hannover; Ulrich Raulff, director of the German Literature Archive in Marbach am Neckar; Patricia Schlesinger, NDR television, and Roger Willemsen.

2009 award winners

2009 award winner was Jürgen Osterhammel with his book The Transformation of the World. A history of the 19th century ( CH Beck, Munich). When the other two finalists ( history of a compass direction, publisher Klaus Wagenbach, Berlin The South. ) Were Philipp Blom ( The tumbling continent. Europe from 1900 to 1914, Hanser Verlag, Munich ) and Dieter Richter excellent. Been filed, a total of 361 titles from 150 publishers from Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

2010 winners

The first winner in 2010 was Harry Graf Kessler with The Diary, Vol 9, 1926-1937 ( Klett Cotta ). The other two finalists were John Darwin in his book The imperial dream. The global history of great empires ( Oxford University Press ) and Peter André Alt aesthetics of evil ( CH Beck ). Filed were 804 competition entries. The award ceremony took place in Göttingen on October 17, 2010.

Winners 2011

Winner of the nonfiction prize in 2011 Bettina Stangneth for her book Eichmann in Jerusalem. The Opus Primum the Volkswagen Foundation received Robert Lorenz for his dissertation protest the physicist. The award ceremony took place in Göttingen on 23 October 2011.

2012 winners

The price in 2012 was sent to David Van Reybrouck for his book Congo, awarded a story from the Suhrkamp Verlag, Berlin. The Opus Primum will Dirk Laabs and his book The German gold rush. The True Story of the Trust awarded from the Pantheon Publishing. The award ceremony will take place on 20 November 2012.

Prizewinners 2013

The price in 2013 was to Ronald Reng for his book " Game Day - The other story of the Bundesliga " - Piper Verlag - awarded. The award ceremony will take place on 7 November 2013.