Urs Allemann Wins Heimrad Bäcker Prize for Experimental Literature in German June 27, 2012: This just in: Urs Allemann, author of the controversial babyfucker (Les Figues), has won the 2012 Heimrad Bäcker Prize, awarded annually for experimental literature written in German. From the jury's announcement: “In Urs Allemann’s poetry, something universal becomes clear: the fact that construction and destruction are two [...] by Harriet Staff