Overview

• Kim Hyesoon’s ‘Autobiographie des Todes’ became the first poetry work to receive the HKW International Literature Prize
• Translators Sool Park and Uljana Wolf are co-recipients alongside the author for their German-language translation
• Haus der Kulturen der Welt and Stiftung Elementarteilchen jointly administer the prize in its 17th year with poetry submissions eligible since 2023
• The award’s funding model allocates separate shares to the author and translators to underscore translation’s contribution to global literature
• HKW dismissed last year’s claims of political bias by former jurors as the award upheld transparent literary criteria