John Anyuru
Johannes Anyuru (born March 23, 1979 ) is a Swedish writer and poet . He is one of the authors of the so-called Swedish immigrant literature .
Life
Anyuru, son of a Swede and a Ugandan , made his debut in 2003 with the collection of poems Det är bara gudarna som är nya (German only the gods are new ). Inspired by Homer's epic Iliad , he described life in districts with a high proportion of migrants . The Mörners-Weg in Växjö , where Anyuru spent his childhood, is often mentioned in his collection of poems . Critics compared Anyuru's style to that of the Swedish modernist Göran Sonnevi and the hip-hop band The Latin Kings . In the foreword to the published lyrics of this band, which is successful in Sweden and originating from the immigrant milieu, Anyuru positions itself on the importance of immigrant literature for Swedish culture.
Anyuru's second collection of poems, Omega, is marked by the mourning of two deceased friends. These experiences drove him into depression. Anyuru's third collection, Städerna inuti Hall , was published in 2009 and describes a socio-political landscape of mourning . In autumn 2010 he made his debut with the novel Skulle jag dö under andra himlar (German should I die under other heaven ).
Besides books, Anyuru has also worked on poetry in sound form. For example, in 2003 he traveled through Sweden with the presentation of the Riksteatern Abstract rap (German Abstract Rap ) and performed spoken word events as part of the Broken Word group .
On December 11, 2009, the premiere of his debut play Förvaret (German security ) took place at the Gothenburg City Theater , which he wrote together with Aleksander Motturi. It is about refugees who are in prison waiting to be deported .
In 2007 , Anyuru converted to Islam .
Works
- Det är bara gudarna som är nya , 2003
- Omega , 2005
- Städerna inuti Hall , 2009
- Skulle jag dö under andra himlar , 2010
- En civilization utan båtar , 2011
- En storm kom från paradiset , 2012
- De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar , 2017
Prizes and awards
- Nöjesguiden Newspaper Award 2003
- Guldprinsen Poetry Prize 2003
- Kalleberger scholarship of the Svenska Academies 2005
- Spingo grant from the Kommunistiska Partiet 2005
- Svenska Dagbladet 2012 Literature Prize
- Scholarship from Gerard Bonniers donation fund 2012
- Aftonbladet 2012 Literature Prize
- Ivar Lo-Johanssons personliga pris 2013
- August 2017 award for De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar
- Aniara Prize 2017
- Per Olov Enquist Prize 2017
- Dobloug Prize 2018
Web links
- Johannes Anyuru in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Files of the XI. International Congress of Germanists Paris 2005 , Volume 2, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften, Bern 2007, pp. 311–312, ISBN 978-3-03910-791-9
- ↑ Brief presentation at Norstedts Verlag ( Memento of November 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English), accessed on September 27, 2018
- ↑ Dagens Nyheter Kulturpreisnomination 2010 (Swedish), accessed on November 18, 2010
- ↑ Ivar Lo-Johansson person league pris 2013 till John Anyuru. Retrieved September 27, 2018 (Swedish).
- ↑ John Anyuru Augustpristagare för Årets skönlitterära bok. Sveriges Television , November 27, 2017, accessed September 27, 2018 (Swedish).
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SURNAME | Anyuru, Johannes |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish writer and poet |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1979 |