Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels
Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels is an international peace prize awarded annually by the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels, which runs the Frankfurt Book Fair. The award ceremony is held in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt. The prize has been awarded since 1950. The recipient is remunerated with €25,000.
Paulskirche in Frankfurt
Ceremony in 2009
Serhiy Zhadan, 2022
Aleida and Jan Assmann, 2018
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels
Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels is a trade association of the German publishing industry, based in Frankfurt. It was founded there in 1948 and merged with a similar Leipzig organisation in 1991 after German reunification. It organises the annual Frankfurt Book Fair, where the peace prize Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels has been awarded since 1950.
Office in the Haus des Buches in Frankfurt am Main
Alexander Skipis, CEO from 2005