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Minority poet Maja Haderlap wins Christine Lavant Prize

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Maja Haderlap (Photo: Daniel Novaković / STA)

By: J.S., STA

Slovenian minority poet and writer Maja Haderlap from Carinthia, Austria, has won the Christine Lavant Prize for her work, including a novel about the battle of Slovenians living in Carinthia against National Socialism in Austria, the newspaper Delo reported.

The jury said that the 2021 Christine Lavant Prize was a “tribute to one of the most important Austrian writers”. The prize is worth EUR 15,000. Haderlap accepted the award at a ceremony in Vienna on Sunday.

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