Navid Kermani

German writer · Germany · On the map · Writers · Born 1967 · age 58

Navid Kermani is a German writer and orientalist. He is the author of several novels as well as books and essays on Islam, the Middle East and Christian-Muslim dialogue. He has won numerous prizes for his literary and academic work, including the Peace Prize of the German Publishers' Association on 18 June 2015.

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2023Winfried AwardAward2021Ehrenpreis des österreichischen Buchhandels für Toleranz in Denken und HandelnAwardMore about this2020Friedrich-Hölderlin-PreisAward2017State Prize of North Rhine-WestphaliaAward2015Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' AssociationAward2014Joseph-Breitbach-PreisAward2012Cicero Orator PrizeAward2011Buber-Rosenzweig-MedalAwardHannah Arendt PrizeAward1967Born27 November 1967

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