Heinz Helle on the shortlist for the Swiss Book Prize 2018

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20.09.2018

We are excited to announce that Heinz Helle is on the shortlist for the Swiss Book Prize 2018 with his novel Die Überwindung der Schwerkraft. The award is endowed with a total of 42.000 Swiss Francs. The winner receives 30.000 Francs, the other four shortlisted authors receive 3.000 Francs each. The Prize will be awarded on November 11 as part of the »Buch Basel« festival.

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Heinz Helle

Heinz Helle was born in 1978. He studied philosophy in Munich and New York. He has worked as a copywriter for advertising agencies and is a graduate of the Swiss Literature Institute in Biel. He was longlisted for the German Book Prize 2015 for his second novel, Eigentlich müssten wir tanzen. For his novel Die Überwindung der Schwerkraft he was awarded the Förderpreis zum Bremer Literaturpreis 2019 and was shortlisted for the Swiss Book Prize 2018. He lives in Zurich with his wife, writer Julia Weber, and their two daughters.

Heinz Helle

Heinz Helle was born in 1978. He studied philosophy in Munich and New York. He has worked as a copywriter for advertising agencies and is a graduate...

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