Hushang Moradi Kermani nominated for Astrid Lindgren Award

October 14, 2017 - 17:53

TEHRAN – Celebrated Iranian children’s author Hushang Moradi Kermani whose works also appeal to adults has been nominated for the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, a prestigious Swedish honor to promote children’s and youths’ literature in the world.

He was introduced to the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs, the organizer of the award, by Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, the institute announced on Saturday.

Moradi Kermani, 73, has been nominated for the award for several times.

“The Water Urn”, “A Sweet Jam” and “Believe It Or Not” are among his credits. Most of his works have been translated into English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Arabic, Armenian, Turkish and several other languages.

The prize worth SEK 5 million (about $600,000) is the largest international children’s and young adults’ literature award in the world. 
 
The award was established in 2002 by the Swedish National Council for Cultural Affairs to commemorate writer Astrid Lindgren and to promote children’s and youths’ literature from around the world.

Photo: Writer Hushang Moradi Kermani poses beside his picture signed by a number of officials and artists during his 72nd birthday celebration at the Imam Ali (AS) Religious Arts Museum on September 10, 2016. (Honaronline/Mojtaba Arabzadeh)

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