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Candide Preis

Candide Preis is the only German-French literary award, named for its French satire Candide.

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Candide Preis
Awarded forcontemporary authors
Locationoriginally in Minden
CountryGermany, France
Presented byLiterarischer Verein Minden, Foundation Genshagen
Villa Gillet (Lyon), Minister of Culture (France)
First award1995
Final award2011
WebsiteOfficial website of the Literary Association Minden

Candide Preis (originally called Stadtschreiber Stipendium, later Candide Preis) is the only German-French literary award, named for its French satire Candide (first published in 1759 by Voltaire1).2

From 1995 to 2011 it was awarded annually by the Foundation Genshagen, the Literary Association Minden, the Villa Gillet (Lyon) and the Minister of Culture (France) to French and German contemporary authors.

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References

  1. Candide Preis Retrieved 2011-12-14 (german)
  2. candide-preis at the official site of the Cabinet of Germany Retrieved 2011-12-14 (german)

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