Johannes Anyuru

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Johannes Anyuru
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Johannes Anyuru in 2010.
Born (1979-03-23) 23 March 1979 (age 46)
Borås, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Period2003–
Notable work Städerna inuti Hall

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

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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 the Gothenburg City Theatre, co-written with Aleksander Motturi. [9]

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

In 2025 he was accused for making anti-semitic statements with repsect to the onging Israel-Gaza war. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Växjö – Johannes Anyuru sommarvärd i P1". 8 June 2010.
  2. ↑ SVT 1: Babel 9 September 2010
  3. ↑ Fanny Söderbäck (7 July 2003). "Gamla gudar och nya". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. 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. ↑ Lundberg, Johan (18 August 2005). "Recension: Anyuru, Johannes – Omega (Övrigt) | SvD". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  6. ↑ Johannes Anyuru (16 January 2010). "Utdrag ur "Städerna inuti Hall" s. 27-30". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 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". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  9. ↑ Ingegärd Waaranperä (13 December 2009). ""Förvaret" på Nya Studion Göteborgs Stadsteater". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 December 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  10. ↑ "Johannes Anyuru - Sommar i P1 | Sveriges Radio". Sverigesradio.se. 28 July 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  11. ↑ SKMA (3 August 2025). "Så aktiveras antisemitiska troper – och så nedsablas den som påpekar det". Svenska kommittén mot antisemitism (SKMA) (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 August 2025.
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