August Prize おーがすとしょう
Edition 24 (2012)
FictionNonfictionChildren and Young Adult
Winners
3 peopleA deeply personal memoir that follows a father’s passage from Auschwitz and reflects on memory, loss, and postwar Sweden.
Tracing a father’s life brings the weight of history into view.
289 pages
memoirHolocaustfamilySweden
A substantial biography of Raoul Wallenberg that follows his life alongside the history of rescue during the Holocaust.
One diplomat’s choice affected countless lives.
784 pages
biographyHolocaustdiplomatrescue
A playful illustrated book about letters, typefaces, and readability that explains the history and function of the alphabet for both children and adults.
Learn the alphabet by playing with it.
199 pages
illustrated nonfictionlettersdesignchildren