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The author Anna Baar will receive the Grand Austrian State Prize 2022, which is endowed with 30,000 euros. This was announced by Secretary of State for Culture Andrea Mayer (Greens) on Thursday. The State Prize is awarded annually at the suggestion of the Art Senate and is considered the highest cultural award in the Republic. Baar succeeds the visual artist Martha Jungwirth, who received the honor last year.
