Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society えるされむしょう
Edition 31 (2025)
Literature prizeInternational literature prizeLiterature prize on human rightsLifetime achievement award
Winners
1 peopleThe 2025 Jerusalem Prize was awarded to Michel Houellebecq for his body of work across novels, poetry, essays, and film. He was recognized for a style that looks steadily at the human condition while writing about aging, death, love, sex, and the fragility of freedom with provocative clarity.
A tribute to a writer who has captured modern isolation and desire in the most direct language.
body of workthe human conditionaging and deathlove and sexindividual freedomsocial critique