German Book Prize Shortlist

The German Book Prize announced their shortlist a few weeks ago, and signandsight.com now has English excerpts available. Here’s the list:

• Rainer Merkel: “Light Years Away” (Lichtjahre Entfernt), S. Fischer Verlag

• Herta Müller: “Everything I Own I Carry With Me” (Atemschaukel), Suhrkamp Verlag

• Norbert Scheuer: “The Rushing of the Weir” (Überm Rauschen), C.H.Beck Verlag

• Katrin Schmidt: You’re Not Going to Die (Du Stirbst Nicht), Kiepenheuer & Witsch Verlag

• Clemens J. Setz: “Frequencies” (Die Frequenzen), Residenz Verlag

• Stephan Thome : “Border Walk” (Grenzgang), Suhrkamp Verlag

The winner will be announced in 10 days, on the eve of the Frankfurt Book Fair.