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The Georg Büchner Prize (German: Georg-Büchner-Preis) is—along with the Goethe Prize—the most important literary prize for the German language. The award is named after Georg Büchner author of Woyzeck. The Georg Büchner Prize is awarded annually for authors writing in the German language who have notably emerged through their oeuvre as essential contributors to the shaping of contemporary German cultural life.