Shida Bazyar Wins the German Book Prize for 'Die Lücken'
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Shida Bazyar wins the German Book Prize 2026 for her novel 'Die Lücken.' The novel processes the Nazi-era history of a fictional village in the Hunsrück — the author's home region.
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One of the most important awards in contemporary German-language literature goes this year to Shida Bazyar. The author received the German Book Prize 2026 on the evening ahead of the Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt. The decision matters to readers interested in novels that come to terms with the Nazi-era history of rural areas.
What 'Die Lücken' is about
Bazyar was honored for her novel 'Die Lücken.' In it, according to Tagesschau, she processes the Nazi-era history of a fictional village in the Hunsrück — that region in Rheinland-Pfalz from which the author herself originates. DIE ZEIT classifies the work as a novel about the past of a fictional village in the Hunsrück and calls 'Die Lücken' the "Novel of the Year."
Jury's reasoning
The jury summed up its decision in a pointed formula.
A novel against indifference.
Der Spiegel emphasizes that the author, born in Rheinland-Pfalz, uses the work to turn her gaze on her home region. The award ceremony on the eve of the book fair traditionally marks the kickoff of Frankfurt Book Week.
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