🔶 The Wilhelm Raab Prize for Literature was awarded to Shida Bazar in 2026

🔶 The Wilhelm Raab Prize for Literature was awarded to Shida Bazar in 2026

The Wilhelm Raba Prize for Literature, awarded by Deutschlandfunk, the German national radio network and the city of Braunschweig, and the amount is 30,000 euros, was awarded to Shida Bazar in 2026 for the novel Die Lücken (The Gaps). This novel was published in 2026 by Kiepenheuer & Witsch.

In explaining their choice, the jury declared: "Shida Bazar draws a broad perspective of the history of Germany in the 20th century in the novel "The Gaps". A fictional town in the Hunsruck region (areas between the two states of Saarland and Rhineland Palas), which is clearly similar to reality, in this novel the personal connection and connection become an example. The Holocaust, as well as the gradual normalization of anti-Semitism, denial of rights and exclusion Socially, a process that continues until now." Darvan's Board of Directors further wrote in its announcement: "By narrating this small town, whose significant name is Heimsbach, Baziar describes the ways to redefine and address personal and political history on a local level and thus on a tangible and objective level; he also talks about the culture of memory and the memories that the victims themselves are forced to demand."