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HUSHANG MORADI KERMANI ON SHORTLIST FOR 2014 HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN AWARD CULTURE DESK
On Line: 18 March 2014 16:20
In Print: Wednesday 19 March 2014
http://tehrantimes.com/arts-and-culture/114805-hushang-moradi-kermani-on-shortlist-for-2014-hans-christian-andersen-award
Iranian author Hushang Moradi Kermani in an undated photo
TEHRAN - Hushang Moradi Kermani, the eminent writer of books primarily
for children and teenagers, is among the six writer-finalists nominated
for the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award.
The Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury announced the 2014 shortlist
including six authors and six illustrators on March 17, organizers
have announced on their website.
Other short-listed authors are Ted van Lieshout from the Netherlands,
Mirjam Pressler from Germany, Nahoko Uehashi from Japan, Renate Welsh
from Austria and Jacqueline Woodson from the U.S.
The winners will be announced at the IBBY Press Conference at the
Bologna Children's Book Fair on March 24, 2014.
"Sweet Jam", "Like the Full Moon", "The Reservoir" and "Cushion"
are among Moradi Kermani's credits. Most of these works have been
translated into English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Arabic,
Armenian, Turkish and several other languages.
Several Iranian movies and TV-series have been based on his works.
Kiumars Purahmad directed the TV series "The Stories of Majid" and
Dariush Mehrjuii made "Mom's Guest" -- both based on his novels of
the same name.
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in Switzerland
presents the Hans Christian Andersen Awards biennially to a living
author and illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting
contribution to children's literature.
The prize is named after the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.
Winners receive a gold medal from the hand of the Queen of Denmark
Margrethe II, who is the patron of the Andersen Awards.
RM/YAW END
From: Baghdasarian
On Line: 18 March 2014 16:20
In Print: Wednesday 19 March 2014
http://tehrantimes.com/arts-and-culture/114805-hushang-moradi-kermani-on-shortlist-for-2014-hans-christian-andersen-award
Iranian author Hushang Moradi Kermani in an undated photo
TEHRAN - Hushang Moradi Kermani, the eminent writer of books primarily
for children and teenagers, is among the six writer-finalists nominated
for the 2014 Hans Christian Andersen Award.
The Hans Christian Andersen Award Jury announced the 2014 shortlist
including six authors and six illustrators on March 17, organizers
have announced on their website.
Other short-listed authors are Ted van Lieshout from the Netherlands,
Mirjam Pressler from Germany, Nahoko Uehashi from Japan, Renate Welsh
from Austria and Jacqueline Woodson from the U.S.
The winners will be announced at the IBBY Press Conference at the
Bologna Children's Book Fair on March 24, 2014.
"Sweet Jam", "Like the Full Moon", "The Reservoir" and "Cushion"
are among Moradi Kermani's credits. Most of these works have been
translated into English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Arabic,
Armenian, Turkish and several other languages.
Several Iranian movies and TV-series have been based on his works.
Kiumars Purahmad directed the TV series "The Stories of Majid" and
Dariush Mehrjuii made "Mom's Guest" -- both based on his novels of
the same name.
The International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in Switzerland
presents the Hans Christian Andersen Awards biennially to a living
author and illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting
contribution to children's literature.
The prize is named after the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen.
Winners receive a gold medal from the hand of the Queen of Denmark
Margrethe II, who is the patron of the Andersen Awards.
RM/YAW END
From: Baghdasarian