Johannes Anyuru | |
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 Johannes Anyuru in 2010. | |
| Born | 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.
Johannes Anyuru | |
|---|---|
Johannes Anyuru in 2010. | |
| Born | 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.
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 Anyuru 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 the National Swedish Touring Theatre called Abstrakt rap. Both projects has been released as CD's.[8]
In December 2009 he debuted with his first play Förvaret (The Detention Centre), 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]
