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August Prize おーがすとしょう

Edition 31 (2019)

FictionNonfictionChildren and Young Adult

Winners

3 people
Marit Kapla まりっと・かぷら Winner

A nonfiction book that gathers the voices of residents of the small Swedish village of Osebol and records the life and changes of the place. The individual testimonies accumulate into a social history of the countryside.

Through the voices of villagers, the time of a place comes into view.

811 pages
nonfictionSwedenvillage lifetestimonysocial historycontemporary literature
Patrik Svensson ぱとりっく・すゔぇんそん Winner

A nonfiction book that overlays the mystery of the eel with the author's relationship with his father, expanding into reflections on origins, fate, and death. Scientific history and a personal story meet naturally.

One fish becomes the key to questions about life and death.

278 pages
nonfictionnatural historyfamilyfather-son relationshiphistory of sciencemortality
Oskar Kroon おすかー・くるーん Winner

A story about a girl on a summer island who moves toward adulthood while repairing a boat. Loneliness, friendship, and family pain rise gently against the backdrop of the sea.

A summer by the sea quietly marks the end of childhood.

204 pages
children's literaturecoming of agefamilyfriendshipthe seasummer