Literature Award - Writer Thomas Melle Receives Kleist Prize 2026

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The Kleist Prize of the year 2026 goes to the writer Thomas Melle. The novelist and dramatist receives the award for his "in the best sense disturbing work", said the publisher Heinrich von Berenberg, who has chosen the prize winner for the Kleist Society this year.

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The author Thomas Melle is awarded the Kleist Prize 2026 for his outstanding literary work. Publisher Heinrich von Berenberg designated the winner as the jury's confidant.

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"Who reads this author, his life will be changed" – the prize money is now 30,000 euros – award ceremony is on 22 November in Berlin

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The German author Thomas Melle (51) will be awarded the Kleist Prize 2026 for his outstanding literary work. This was announced by his publisher Kiepenheuer & Witsch on Monday. On the occasion of the upcoming 250th birthday of Heinrich von Kleist in 2027, the award was increased and this year for the first time amounts to 30,000 euros, according to [...]