Johannes Groschupf and Sybille Ruge awarded German Crime Fiction Prize 2022

Johannes Groschupf and Sybille Ruge have been awarded the German Crime Fiction Prize 2022 (category »National Crime Literature«).
 

Groschupf receives first place with the thriller Hyaenas. Jury member Tobias Gohlis (Deutschlandfunk Kultur) states: »Blackmail, the destruction of a soul, abuse – Groschupf puts all of this into vivid, realistic, down-to-earth language. Otherwise, the excesses of psychological violence and betrayal wouldn’t be bearable. Everyone is fighting everyone for the tiniest hint of recognition, for a spot on this earth in which they can exist, and all of it ends like a fairy tale: in a cleansing fire. In whose smoke all the evil dissolves. […] In his third crime novel following Berlin Preppers and Berlin Heat, Johannes Groschupf has set out on a new path, and it leads to great things.«

With Davenport 160 x 90, Sybille Ruge achieves third place. Jury member Alf Mayer (CulturMag) explains: »This woman knows how to write indeed. Chapeau. […] Sybille Ruge, poet, actress, costume designer and creator of luxurious textiles with an interest in space travel, sociology and the writings of Heiner Müller – according to her bio – introduces us to her character Sonja Slanksi. […] Her book is a highly enjoyable, extremely entertaining and admirably intelligent trip on the edge, many of her sentences cut like a knife.«

Furthermore, the German translation of Jacob Ross’ The Bone Readers, published by Suhrkamp in 2022, receives the award in the category »International Crime Literature«.

Established in 1985, the German Crime Fiction Prize is awarded for the 39th time this year. It honours authors whose novels »lend new impulses to the genre with original content and literary skill.« The jury is made up of crime critics, literary scholars, and specialized booksellers.

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