Preisver­dächtig? – Hebrä­ische Liter­atur, Iden­tität und Auszeich­nung in Shem­oelofs Roman „Preis"

In the organizer's words:

The awarding of a German prize for Hebrew literature throws the relationship between an Israeli living in Berlin and his German girlfriend into chaos. The novel reads as a satire on the Sapir Prize, which is awarded to authors who write in Hebrew. It is awarded annually to a writer by the Israeli state lottery. This highly endowed prize has not only sparked lively debates on the question of who should receive it: For example, are non-Israeli citizens who write in Hebrew also entitled to the prize?

In response to this heated debate, Shemoelof has devised a "twin prize " for his novel, which the German government offers to Hebrew writers all over the world. The story is told by a tragically comic yet realistic protagonist who narrates the three different perspectives of the Israeli Chesi, his German girlfriend Helena and his mother Amira.
The event is part of the WortWelt series and will be moderated by Maren Jungclaus, Literaturbüro NRW.