August Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 29 (2017) Winner
Johannes Anyuru
ヨハネス・アニュル
Johannes Anyuru
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1979-03-23 （Borås）
- Nationality
- Swedish
- Languages
- Swedish
- Residence History
- Borås → Växjö
Career
- Occupations
- poet, author, playwright
- Active Years
- 2003-2025
- Influenced By
- Göran Sonnevi, Tomas Tranströmer, The Latin Kings
- Nominations
- August Prize nominee 2012
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Nöjesguiden Magazine award | — | best read | Nöjesguiden | winner |
| 2003 | Guldprinsen prize | — | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Kallebergers scholarship | — | — | — | winner |
| 2005 | Spingo-scholarship | — | — | — | winner |
| 2017 | August Prize | They Will Drown in their Mothers' Tears | フィクション部門 | Swedish Publishers' Association | winner |
Nöjesguiden Magazine award
2003
Category:
best read
Organization:
Nöjesguiden
Result:
winner
Guldprinsen prize
2003
Result:
winner
Kallebergers scholarship
2005
Result:
winner
Spingo-scholarship
2005
Result:
winner
August Prize
2017
Work:
They Will Drown in their Mothers' Tears
Category:
フィクション部門
Organization:
Swedish Publishers' Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Tähtivaeltaja Award
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
Städerna inuti Hall
2009 poetry collectionDescribes a sad socio-political landscape.
immigrant neighborhoodssocio-political
They Will Drown in their Mothers' Tears
2017 novelNotable novel translated into English.
politicsidentity
Translations
- English translation by Saskia Vogel (2019)
Bibliography
- Det är bara gudarna som är nya (2003)
- Omega (2005)
- Städerna inuti Hall (2009)
- Skulle jag dö under andra himlar (2010)
- En storm kom från paradiset (2012)
- A Storm Blew in from Paradise (2015, English 2019)
- They Will Drown in their Mothers' Tears (2017)
Translations of Works
- A Storm Blew in from Paradise (English)
- They Will Drown in their Mothers' Tears (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Poetry inspired by Homer's IliadHip hop influences
- Recurring Motifs
- immigrant neighborhoodsloss to cancersocio-political landscape
Legacy
Swedish poet and author of Ugandan descent. Winner of the August Prize.
Trivia
- Father from Uganda, mother Swedish.
- Accused in 2025 of antisemitic statements regarding Israel's occupation of Palestine.