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Biography
Serhiy Viktorovych Zhadan (Ukrainian: Сергій Вікторович Жадан; born 23 August 1974 in Starobilsk, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian poet, novelist, essayist, musician, translator, and social activist.
Awards & recognition
- Austrian State Prize — European Literature · 2025
- Hannah Arendt Prize · 2022
- Jerzy Giedroyc Prize · 2022
- Medal — Assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine · 2022
- Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association · 2022
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- Leipzig Book Fair Prize · 2018
- Litakcent Roku Award · 2018
- Litakcent Roku Award · 2017
- Vasyl Stus Prize · 2017
- Ukrainian Book of the Year · 2016
- Angelus Award · 2015
- Book of the Year BBC Ukraine · 2014
- Brücke Berlin Award · 2014
- Golden Writers of Ukraine · 2012
- Book of the Year BBC Ukraine · 2010
- Joseph Conrad Award · 2009
- Book of the Year BBC Ukraine · 2006
- Hubert-Burda-Preis für junge Lyrik · 2006
- Kurt Tucholsky Prize
- Polish Cultural Merit Order
