Journalist Anne Applebaum Wins Peace Prize of German Book Trade

Berlin, 25 Jun (ONA) ---- The Polish-American journalist Anne Applebaum will receive the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade 2024, the award's Foundation Board announced today.

The award is traditionally handed out at the end of the Frankfurt Book Fair, one of the world's largest publishing industry events, and will be presented this year on 20 October.

"At a time when democratic values and achievements are increasingly being caricatured and attacked, her work embodies an eminent and indispensable contribution to the preservation of democracy and peace," the award citation said of Applebaum.

The German Publishers and Booksellers Association has been awarding the Peace Prize since 1950 in recognition of individuals who have contributed to the realization of the idea of peace in literature, science or art.

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