The Emperor of Lies

The Emperor of Lies

Author	Steve Sem-Sandberg
Original title	De fattiga i Łódź
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish
Published	2009
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]

References

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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