Kim de l’Horizon faces threats after winning the German Book Prize. This is reported by the “Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger” with reference to the DuMont publishing house, which publishes the novel “Blutbuch”.

Since winning the German Book Prize, Kim de ‘Horizon has seen herself exposed to anti-queer attacks in addition to congratulations on the Internet. The publisher’s social media officer had to delete many hate messages, it said.

According to the information provided, Kim de l’Horizon’s appointments at the Frankfurt Book Fair should take place as planned, despite safety precautions.

De l’Horizon was born in Switzerland and defines himself as non-binary, neither clearly male nor female.