Wolf Haas receives the 2024 Erich Kastner Prize for Literature

“In the brilliance and subtlety of his language, his confident and familiar use of comedy and humour, his reflection of human fears and needs, in the close connections between the reading public, a broad connection with this award’s namesake is evident.” The jury says according to the broadcast.

The Erich Kastner Prize for Literature – not to be confused with the Erich Kastner Prize awarded every two years by the Dresden Press Club – has been awarded at irregular intervals since 1979 to German-speaking authors who have published outstanding literary works of contemporary criticism. Previous award winners include: Loriot (1984), Robert Gernhardt (1999), Tommy Ungerer (2003) and Felicitas Hobby (2015).