Calw Hermann Hesse Prize

It is named after the German-Swiss poet, novelist, and painter Hermann Hesse.

Alternating every year since 2017, the International Hermann Hesse Prize of the Foundation (awarded by the Hermann Hesse Foundation [de], worth: €15,000) and the Hermann Hesse Prize of the International Hermann Hesse Society (worth: €10,000) are awarded in Calw.

[1] The first prize is awarded for "a literary achievement of international standing in connection with its translation".

[2] The latter is intended to promote the examination of the work of the poet, who was born in Calw in 1877.

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