Author Salman Rushdie awarded prestigious German peace prize

Author Salman Rushdie awarded prestigious German peace prize

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Category : Awards Published on: June 22 2023

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  • Author Salman Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German Peace Prize for his literary work and for his resolve in the face of a “constant threat to his life”.
  • He would receive the award in Frankfurt on October 22, 2023.
  • The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, endowed with €25,000 ($27,300), will be handed out in a ceremony in October during the Frankfurt Book Fair.
  • This prize was established in 1950 to recognize a personality committed to serving international understanding between nations and cultures through their work.
  • Rushdie served as the president of the PEN American Center from 2004 to 2006, and then as chairman of the PEN World Voices International Literary Festival for 10 years.
  • The prize, created in 1950, recognizes a personality committed to serving international understanding between nations and cultures through their work.
  • Last year, the award went to Ukrainian author Serhiy Zhadan. Previous recipients include, among others, Margaret Atwood, Orhan Pamuk, Susan Sontag, Amos Oz, Vaclav Havel .
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