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August Prize おーがすとしょう

Edition 9 (1997)

FictionNonfictionChildren and Young Adult

Winners

3 people
Majgull Axelsson まいぐる あくせるそん Winner

An intense family novel about a bedridden girl, her hidden power, and the sisters whose lives she watches and judges.

A hidden power turns family resentment into a story.

familydisabilityrevengesisterhood
Sven-Eric Liedman すゔぇん=えりく りーどまん Winner

An intellectual history of modernity that weighs ethics, science, technology, art, politics, and religion.

Modernity seen through ideas and conflict.

modernityintellectual historyphilosophy
Annika Thor あんにか とーる Winner

A teenage novel about friendship, identity, and the risky choices that come with growing up.

Growing up means making dangerous choices.

YA fictionfriendshipidentity