Russian Booker Prize
The Russian Booker Prize (Russian Русский Букер ) is one of the most important Russian literary prizes. Since 1992 he is awarded annually for the best Russian-language novel, regardless of the nationality of the author. Its origin has conferred the award on, since 1969, the British Booker Prize. The then chairman of the food wholesaler Booker Group, Sir Michael Caine, took the initiative for a Russian Literature Prize to promote the prestigious Russian literary creation as endangered.
The Booker Prize jury is composed of five members and is elected every year. After the compilation of a comprehensive title list (" Long List " ), the six best novels are sorted out and put together a short list (" Short List" ). The six finalists will receive $ 2,000 and the winner finally the Booker Prize and a cash prize of 20,000 U.S. dollars.
Of the 19 winning works published up to October 2010, only four titles in German translation: Wladimows The general and his army ( Генерал и его армия ) Asolskis The cell ( Клетка ) Ulizkajas travel to seventh heaven ( Казус Кукоцкого ) Gallegos and White to black ( Белое на чёрном ). Since 2012, another award-winning work is available in German translation: The silent power of women by Jelena Tschischowa ( in the original: Время женщин ).
2011, the Special Prize " Russian Booker of the Decade" was given instead of the usual annual fee. The works of the winners and finalists of the period 2001-2010 were discussed and Alexander Tschudakows amendment Loschitsja Mgla na Starye Stupeni declared the winner. The decision to non- allocation of the annual fee was mainly due to the fact that no sponsor could be found. A rule change that is to come into force at the award ceremony in 2012, it provides that the annual fee to be assigned from to already deceased authors.