Kelag-Prize for Kinga Tóth
Kinga Tóth, a doctoral candidate at the Interuniversity Doctoral School at Wissenschaft & Kunst, won the Kelag Prize at the Days of German-Language Literature for her text “OstblockMädl,” which gives a voice to women and their experiences in the border region between Hungary and Austria. The borders addressed in the text have not only geographical and political dimensions but are, above all, social and economic in nature and shaped by nationalism and sexism. Kinga Tóth translates the clichés and inhumanity that characterize these border crossings, as well as the dark underbelly of capitalism, into striking linguistic imagery. Her presentation, which also featured musical interludes, received strong approval from the jury, and she finished just behind the winner of the Bachmann Prize in the final vote.
We extend our warmest congratulations to Kinga and are so happy for her!
