Johannes Anyuru

Johannes Anyuru's novel, a searing warning about a possible future, frames a strong message in breathtaking prose.

Renowned for his vivid imagery and soul-searching portrayals of contemporary urban life in Sweden, poet and author Johannes Anyuru returns with an intensely personal tale of suffering and determination.

Johannes Anyuru's debut novel takes inspiration from Homer.

A curated list of recent highlights in narrative non-fiction, as reviewed in Swedish Book Review.

Johannes Anyuru is a master of portraying contemporary Western European city life with poetic tenderness. With his latest novel, he takes us to a working-class immigrant neighbourhood in Antwerp, where a mother grapples with the dissolving boundaries of the life she has created for her son.