”the Text, with its wealth of details and observations, filling our minds so that we experience life and the infighting in the long ago past environments. And, above all, the horror in a bestial person’s dominion. Inläsarens muffled voice leads us right into our mardrömmars city”, was the jury’s verdict.
his Night and Day of the historical novel ”1793” takes place in the 1700’s in Stockholm for king Gustav III shot at the opera house, and has been described as the Bellman noir. The audiobook is read by Martin Wallström.
it was Lars Kepler’s ”Lazarus”, loaded by Jonas Malmsjö, who took home the victory. Christina Lindström’s ” there Are birch trees in Sarajevo?”, even the style of Martin Wallström, was named best audiobook of the ungdomsklassen.
the Best children’s book became the ”Handbook for superheroes part 1” of Elias and Agnes health wåhlund. The audiobook was read by Frida Hallgren.
Christina Andersson and Jan Holmegaard, which in 1986 started ljudboksförlaget Kassettbok AB, received this year’s honorary award of the Visually foundation.
Storytel Awards, and previously ljudbokspriset, is awarded annually and aims to highlight the audiobook and to promote its development.