German literary work receives initial recognition. - Jenny Erpenbeck earns the International Booker Prize endorsement.
Hofmann is the first guy to get this prize, which has been happening since 2016. At the awards ceremony in London on Tuesday night, Erpenbeck said, "I'm totally honored." This is the first time a novel originally written in German has taken home this prestigious award.
"Kairos" is a story about a young student and an older, married writer in East Berlin during the GDR's last years. They fell in love because of their shared love for music and art, but their relationship crashed along with the crumbling state around them.
Unique combination of beauty and unpleasantness
The book stands out because it's "beautiful and unpleasant, personal and political," according to the jury's statement. Erpenbeck encourages readers to see a connection between political events that have influenced generations and a harmful, even brutal love affair.
The International Booker Prize is a highly respected literary award in the UK. It's given to foreign-language works that have been translated into English and is presented at a ceremony in London's Tate Modern gallery.
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