Nobel prize-winning economist and philosopher Amartya Sen has won the prestigious Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for this year.
The board of the German Book Trade announced it had awarded its 2020 Peace Prize to Indian economist and philosopher Amartya Sen on Wednesday.
The 86-year-old Harvard professor and past Nobel prize winner was granted the peace prize for his decades-long work -- addressing global social injustice, reports Deutsche Welle (DW).
"With Amartya Sen, we honor a philosopher who, as a pioneer, has grappled with issues of global justice for decades," the board said in a statement on Twitter.
His work is "more relevant today than ever before" in the fight against social injustice around the world, the board said.
The award ceremony traditionally takes place at the end of the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 18 and is broadcast live on television.
The Peace Prize of the German Book Trade comes with a cash prize of €25,000 euros ($28,000).
The prize has been awarded annually since 1950. Its aim is to honor individuals "who have made an outstanding contribution to the realization of the idea of peace, primarily through their activities in the fields of literature, science and art."
Last year, the Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado received the prize.
