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Edition 25 (2013)

FictionNonfictionChildren and Young Adult

Winners

4 people
Lena Andersson れな・あんでるそん Winner

A novel about love, self-deception, and the desire to be desired, where reason and passion collide and reveal the power dynamics of obsession.

Love slowly takes hold beneath the language of reason.

205 pages
novelloveself-deceptionobsession
Bea Uusma べあ・うーすま Winner

A scientific reexamination of the Andrée expedition tragedy that blends personal obsession with archival and forensic research.

Uusma follows the Andrée expedition into the archives and the Arctic.

313 pages
exploration historysciencehistory
Ellen Karlsson えれん・かーるそん Winner

A gentle picture book that uses poetic language and small everyday moments to give shape to a child’s feelings and imagination.

Selma’s summer holiday becomes a quiet story about imagination, loneliness, and friendship.

117 pages
children’s literatureimaginationpicture book
Eva Lindström えゔぁ・りんどすとろーむ Winner

A gentle picture book that uses poetic language and small everyday moments to give shape to a child’s feelings and imagination.

Selma’s summer holiday becomes a quiet story about imagination, loneliness, and friendship.

117 pages
children’s literatureimaginationpicture book