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August Prize おーがすとしょう

Edition 32 (2020)

FictionNonfictionChildren and Young Adult

Winners

4 people
Lydia Sandgren りでぃあ・さんどぐれん Winner

A full-length novel set in Gothenburg, it depicts complex human relationships in settings such as black clubs, taverns, and university libraries. A dense story centered around a love triangle surrounding a missing woman, intertwined with memories, desires, and dedication to literature.

A full-length novel set in Gothenburg, it depicts complex human relationships in settings such as black clubs, taverns, and university libraries.

modern novelCityfamily and memorylove of literature
Elin Anna Labba えりん・あんな・らっぱ Winner

Documentary literature that depicts the forced migration of the Sami through a combination of testimonies, photographs, maps, documents, and government documents. This work carefully compiles fragments of family history and community, quietly but powerfully illuminating the dark side of Swedish society.

Documentary literature that depicts the forced migration of the Sami through a combination of testimonies, photographs, maps, documents, and government documents.

Samiforced migrationethnic historyRecords/testimonycultural identity
Kristina Sigunsdotter くりすてぃーな・しぐんすどってる Winner

A picture book that depicts secrets and small everyday adventures from a child's perspective. A work that fosters imagination and invites empathy with easy words and pictures.

A picture book that depicts secrets and small everyday adventures from a child's perspective.

children's literaturefriendshipdiscoveryeveryday life
Ester Eriksson えすたー・えりくそん Winner

A picture book that delicately depicts children's secrets and small adventures. Expressing the richness of everyday life through pictures and words, stimulating children's sensibilities.

A picture book that delicately depicts children's secrets and small adventures.

children's literaturediscoveryimaginationeveryday life