Leipzig Book Fair Prize for Guntram Vesper, Jürgen Goldstein und Brigitte Döbert Guntram Vesper was visibly surprised when he accepted the Leipzig Book Fair Prize with a simple “Thank you”. He was presented with the coveted literature prize for his work “Frohburg” (Schöffling & Co). Jürgen Goldstein was awarded in the category Non-fiction for “Georg Forster. Zwischen Freiheit und Naturgewalt” (“Georg Forster. Between Freedom and the Force of Nature”) (Matthes & Seitz), Brigitte Döbert was honoured in the category Translation for the work “Die Tutoren” by Bora Ćosić (“The Tutors” by Bora Ćosić) (Schöffling & Co). Regarded as important guides for book fans and professionals alike, overall more than 30 award ceremonies took place within the framework of the Leipzig Book Fair, among others the “Leipziger Lesekompass” (“Leipzig Reading Compass”) or the Kurt Wolff Prize.
