The Emperor of Lies

2009 novel by Steve Sem-Sandberg

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The Emperor of Lies

First edition

Author| Steve Sem-Sandberg
Original title| De fattiga i Łódź
Language| Swedish
Published| 2009
Publisher| Albert Bonniers Förlag
Publication place| Sweden
Awards| August Prize of 2009

The Emperor of Lies (Swedish: De fattiga i Łódź, lit. 'The Poor in Łódź') is a 2009 novel by Swedish author Steve Sem-Sandberg. It won the August Prize in 2009.[1] The book has so far been translated into 25 languages worldwide and has become a bestseller in many countries. A new Swedish edition, in large pocket format, was published in December 2020.

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1. ^ "Augustpriset genom åren | Augustpriset".

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August Prize for Best Fiction

Best book (1989–1991)|

* 1989: Tecknens rike – Cecilia Lindqvist
* 1990: De sotarna! De sotarna! – Lars Ahlin
* 1991: Livets ax – Sven Delblanc

1990s|

* 1992: Medan tiden tänker på annat – Niklas Rådström
* 1993: Blackwater – Kerstin Ekman
* 1994: Synden – Björn Ranelid
* 1995: Sweetness – Torgny Lindgren
* 1996: The Sorrow Gondola – Tomas Tranströmer
* 1997: April Witch – Majgull Axelsson
* 1998: Berömda män som varit i Sunne – Göran Tunström
* 1999: The Visit of the Royal Physician – Per Olov Enquist

2000s|

* 2000: Popular Music from Vittula – Mikael Niemi
* 2001: Underdog – Torbjörn Flygt
* 2002: The Horrific Sufferings of the Mind-Reading Monster Hercules Barefoot – Carl-Johan Vallgren
* 2003: Lottery Scratchcards – Kerstin Ekman
* 2004: Gregorius – Bengt Ohlsson
* 2005: The American Girl – Monika Fagerholm
* 2006: Svinalängorna – Susanna Alakoski
* 2007: Stundande natten – Carl-Henning Wijkmark
* 2008: Ett annat liv – Per Olov Enquist
* 2009: The Emperor of Lies – Steve Sem-Sandberg

2010s|

* 2010: Spill. En damroman – Sigrid Combüchen
* 2011: Korparna – Tomas Bannerhed
* 2012: A Brief Stop on the Road from Auschwitz – Göran Rosenberg
* 2013: Wilful Disregard – Lena Andersson
* 2014: Liv till varje pris – Kristina Sandberg
* 2015: Allt jag inte minns – Jonas Hassen Khemiri
* 2016: De polyglotta älskarna – Lina Wolff
* 2017: De kommer att drunkna i sina mödrars tårar – Johannes Anyuru
* 2018: Ædnan – Linnea Axelsson
* 2019: Osebol – Marit Kapla

2020s|

* 2020: Samlade verk – Lydia Sandgren
* 2021: Eufori: en roman om Sylvia Plath – Elin Cullhed
* 2022: Detaljerna – Ia Genberg

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