Johannes Anyuru

Johannes Anyuru

Johannes Anyuru in 2010.
Born (1979-03-23) 23 March 1979
Borås, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Period 2003–
Notable work Städerna inuti Hall

Johannes Anyuru (born 23 March 1979) is a Swedish poet and author.

Biography

Anyuru was born in Borås.[1] His father is from Uganda and his mother is Swedish.[2]

He debuted in 2003 with Det är bara gudarna som är nya (Only The Gods Are New), a poetry collection. In this collection of poems used Homer's epic Iliad as a background and inspiration for the portrayal of immigrant neighborhoods. A place that is often mentioned in his poetry is the area around Mörners road in Växjö, where Anyuru lived as a child.[3] Reviews of this book linked his style to both older contemporary Swedish poets as Göran Sonnevi or Tomas Tranströmer, and hip hop band The Latin Kings.[4] Anyurus second poetry collection, Omega, is a much more downbeat since it deals with the loss of a close friend to cancer.[5] Anyurus third collection, Städerna inuti Hall (The Cities Inside Hall)[6] was published in 2009 and describes sad socio-political landscape.

His fourth book Skulle jag dö under andra himlar (If I Were to Die Under Other Skies)[7] is not a poetry book, but prose.

He has also worked with spoken word as part of the group Broken Word and a touring performance with National Theatre Company called Abstrakt rap. Both projects has been released as CD's.[8]

In December 2009 he debuted with his first play Förvaret (Defence), at Gothenburg City Theatre, co-written with Aleksander Motturi.[9]

During the summer of 2010, he was one of several hosts of legendary radio program Sommar.[10]

Bibliography

Honours

References

  1. http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/smalandsnytt/vaxjo-johannes-anyuru-sommarvard-i-p1
  2. SVT 1: Babel 9 September 2010
  3. Fanny Söderbäck (7 July 2003). "Gamla gudar och nya" (in Swedish). DN.se. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  4. Fries, Jonna (22 September 2009). "Litteratur: Johannes Anyuru, Städerna inuti Hall". tidningenkulturen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  5. "Recension: Anyuru, Johannes - Omega (Övrigt) | Litteratur | SvD" (in Swedish). Svd.se. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  6. Johannes Anyuru (16 January 2010). "Utdrag ur "Städerna inuti Hall" s. 27-30" (in Swedish). DN.se. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  7. "Skulle jag dö under andra himlar - Johannes Anyuru - Bokus bokhandel" (in Swedish). Bokus.com. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  8. Andreas Ekström (10 November 2004). "Poeten som rappar orimmat" (in Swedish). DN.se. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  9. Ingegärd Waaranperä ingegard.waaranpera@dn.se (13 December 2009). ""Förvaret" på Nya Studion Göteborgs Stadsteater" (in Swedish). DN.se. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  10. "Johannes Anyuru - Sommar i P1 | Sveriges Radio". Sverigesradio.se. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.

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