Johannes Anyuru Explained

Johannes Anyuru
Birth Date:23 March 1979
Birth Place:Borås, Sweden
Nationality:Swedish
Notablework:Städerna inuti Hall
Period:2003–

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 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Växjö – Johannes Anyuru sommarvärd i P1. 8 June 2010.
  2. SVT 1: Babel 9 September 2010
  3. Web site: Fanny Söderbäck . Gamla gudar och nya . https://archive.today/20120731182705/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/gamla-gudar-och-nya-1.194714 . dead . 31 July 2012 . sv . DN.se . 7 July 2003 . 28 August 2010 .
  4. Web site: Litteratur: Johannes Anyuru, Städerna inuti Hall . Fries . Jonna . 22 September 2009 . tidningenkulturen.se . sv . 1 June 2015 .
  5. News: Recension: Anyuru, Johannes – Omega (Övrigt) | Litteratur | SvD . Svenska Dagbladet . 18 August 2005 . sv . Svd.se . 28 August 2010. Lundberg . Johan .
  6. Web site: Johannes Anyuru . Utdrag ur "Städerna inuti Hall" s. 27-30 . sv . DN.se . 16 January 2010 . 28 August 2010.
  7. Web site: Skulle jag dö under andra himlar – Johannes Anyuru – Bokus bokhandel . Bokus.com . 12 August 2010 . 28 August 2010. sv.
  8. Web site: Andreas Ekström . Poeten som rappar orimmat . https://archive.today/20120729082323/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/poeten-som-rappar-orimmat-1.324767 . dead . 29 July 2012 . sv . DN.se . 10 November 2004 . 28 August 2010 .
  9. Web site: Ingegärd Waaranperä ingegard.waaranpera@dn.se . "Förvaret" på Nya Studion Göteborgs Stadsteater . sv . DN.se . 13 December 2009 . 28 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091217012257/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/scenrecensioner/forvaret-pa-nya-studion-goteborgs-stadsteater-1.1013619 . 17 December 2009 .
  10. Web site: Johannes Anyuru - Sommar i P1 | Sveriges Radio . Sverigesradio.se . 28 July 2010 . 28 August 2010.

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