{
  "id": 12941109,
  "title": "Books: \"Three Hundred Men\" wins the German Economic Book Prize",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/bucher-dreihundert-manner-gewinnt-den-deutschen-wirtschaftsbuchpreis",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T19:38:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/arts_und_style/literatur/deutscher-wirtschaftsbuchpreis-2026-das-ist-das-beste-wirtschaftsbuch-des-jahres/100258919.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Konstantin Richter has won the 2026 German Economic Book Prize for his book \"Dreihundert Männer. Aufstieg und Fall der Deutschland AG\". The book describes how a small group of men, including Alfred Herrhausen and Thomas Middelhoff, dominated the German industry from around 1870 to the mid-2000s. The prize, now in its 20th year, was awarded by Handelsblatt, Frankfurt Book Fair, Goldman Sachs, and R+V Versicherung. Richter's book was chosen from a shortlist of ten titles, selected from over 80 submissions.",
  "summary": "Konstantin Richter is the winner of the 20th German Economic Book Prize. The readers' award goes to \"Cum/Ex, billions and morality\" by Anne Brorhilker and Traudl Bünger.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}