August Prize おーがすとしょう
Edition 35 (2023)
Winners
4 peopleA family novel about seven fathers and the memories that surround them, mixing humor with pain. Through the narrator’s voice, the distortions of family life gradually come into view.
A child’s memory sketches the strange shape of family life.
This biography presents Anders Zorn in full, beyond legend and reputation, by placing his life in historical context. It carefully balances artistic triumph with the cost behind it.
A mythic painter is reconsidered as a person in history.
This children’s novel braids love for an older brother with anger at bullying. Small acts gradually become a will to protect family.
The desire to protect an older brother sits at the center of the story.
児童文学作家。ハンナ・クリントハーゲとの共作『Vitsippor och pissråttor』で2023年のオーガスト賞児童書部門を受賞。
Hanna Klinthage’s illustrations give Oskar Kroon’s story a softer contour and emotional temperature. Her work supports the book’s shifts in feeling from the visual side.
The illustrations hold the story’s pain and tenderness together.
児童書の作家・イラストレーター。共作『Vitsippor och pissråttor』で2023年のオーガスト賞児童書部門を受賞。