Award Winners
| Year | Winner | Nationality | Language(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Daniela Hodrová | Czech Republic | Czech |
| 2011 | John Banville | Ireland | English |
| 2010 | Václav Havel | Czech Republic | Czech |
| 2009 | Peter Handke | Austria | German |
| 2008 | Arnošt Lustig | Czech Republic | Czech |
| 2007 | Yves Bonnefoy | France | French |
| 2006 | Haruki Murakami | Japan | Japanese |
| 2005 | Harold Pinter | UK | English |
| 2004 | Elfriede Jelinek | Austria | German |
| 2003 | Péter Nádas | Hungary | Hungarian |
| 2002 | Ivan Klíma | Czech Republic | Czech |
| 2001 | Philip Roth | USA | English |
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