Stephan Malinowski wins the 2022 German Non-Fiction Prize for “Die Hohenzollern und die Nazis. Geschichte einer Kollaboration”
The winner of the 2022 German Non-Fiction Prize is Stephan Malinowski for the book “Die Hohenzollern und die Nazis. Geschichte einer Kollaboration” (“Hohenzollern and Nazi Germany. History of Cooperation”) (Propyläen).
Statement from the jury:
“Who decides how we read the past? Stephan Malinowski has written an excellently researched and brilliantly narrated book on the role of the Hohenzollerns since 1918. Malinowski’s answer to the question of whether the ruling family supported and abetted the Nazis or not is very clear: in building the ‘Third Reich’, the Hohenzollern dynasty and the Nazi movement forged a symbolic political alliance. The book, which combines contemporary social and political history with family portraits, is also an excellent study of the conservative and right-wing milieu and its hostility towards the Republic. It stands out for its rigorous argument and commanding knowledge of its sources. Malinowski offers a convincing answer to Hohenzollerns’ claims while defending academic freedom against those who oppose it.”
The jury members for the German Non-Fiction Book Prize 2022 are: Stefan Koldehoff (Deutschlandfunk), Dr Klaus Kowalke (Bookstore “Lessing & Kompanie”), Tania Martini (die tageszeitung), Professor Dr. Meron Mendel (Bildungsstätte Anne Frank – Anne Frank), Dr Jeanne Rubner (Technical University of Munich), Denis Scheck (ARD) and Professor Dr. Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger (Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin – Institute for Advanced Study Berlin).
The following books were also nominated for the award: Bettina Baltschev, Am Rande der Glückseligkeit. Über den Strand (Berenberg Verlag); Alice Bota, Die Frauen von Belarus. Von Revolution, Mut und dem Drang nach Freiheit (Berlin Verlag); Stefan Creuzberger, Das deutsch-russische Jahrhundert. Geschichte einer besonderen Beziehung (Rowohlt Verlag); Samira El Ouassil & Friedemann Karig, Erzählende Affen. Mythen, Lügen, Utopien – wie Geschichten unser Leben bestimmen (Ullstein Verlag); Ludwig Huber, Das Junior Level. Eine kognitionsbiologische Spurensuche (Suhrkamp Verlag); Steffen Mau, Sortiermaschinen. Die Neuerfindung der Grenze im 21. Jahrhundert (Verlag CHBeck) and Natan Sznaider, Fluchtpunkte der Erinnerung. Über die Gegenwart von Holocaust und Kolonialismus (Carl Hanser Verlag).
Stiftung Buchkultur und Leseförderung des Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (Fund for Book Culture and Encouragement of the Association of German Booksellers and Publishers) is presenting the 2022 German Non-Fiction Prize in recognition of the nonfiction book of year, an award for outstanding work written in German that inspires social debate. The award ceremony was held at the Humboldt Forum in Berlin. The live stream of the event can be viewed online.
The main supporter of the German Non-Fiction Prize is the Deutsche Bank Stiftung (Deutsche Bank Foundation). The Stiftung Humboldt im Berliner Schloss Forum (Fund of the Humboldt Forum at the Berlin Palace) also supported this award. State Culture Minister Claudia Roth is the sponsor of the award, and Deutschlandfunk Kultur, the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation ORF and brand.eins are media partners.
A press photo of the winner will be available from approx. 8pm at www.boersenvorein.de/pressefotos.
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