The Heinrich Mann Prize (German: Heinrich-Mann-Preis) is a literary award given annually by the Berlin Academy of Art (formerly the Academy of Art of Communist East Germany). The prize given for works with socially critical aspects in a character that would honor Heinrich Mann. The award is endowed with 8,000 Euros.
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