Houshang Moradi Kermani
Houshang Moradi Kermani (also Romanized as "Hūshang-e Morādi-e Kermāni"; born 7 September 1944 at Sirch, a village in Kerman province, Iran) is an Iranian writer best known for children's and young adult fiction. He was a finalist in 2014 for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Several Iranian movies and TV series have been made based on his books.
Houshang Moradi Kermani
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- Name
- Houshang Moradi Kermani
- Born
- 7 September 1944
- Birthplace
- Sirch, Iran
- Known for
- Novelist, children's literature
- Nationality
- Iran
- Occupation
- writer · screenwriter
- Languages
- Persian
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Biography
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In 2006, Dariush Mehrjui directed Mehman-e Maman based on Moradi Kermani's novel with the same title. Some of Moradi Kermani's books have been translated into English, Esperanto, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Arabic, and Armenian. His auto-biography was published by Moin Publishers in 2005, entitled "You're No Stranger Here" (Shoma ke gharibe nistid). He has won the Hans Christian Andersen, Honorary diploma (1992) and University of San Francisco book of the year (2000). A 2018 candidate for the Astrid Lindgren award.
Houshang Moradi Kermani, 72nd birthday party in Hamshahri Institute
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Houshang Moradi Kermani • Native Name — هوشنگ مرادی کرمانی • Born — 7 September 1944 • Birthplace — Sirch, Iran • Citizenship — Iranian • Known for — Novelist, children's literature • Illustration — Moradi Kermani at the conference of Kerman in the course of history, Tehran, 30 December 2011
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Houshang Moradi Kermani (born 1944) is recorded as a writer. The birth of Houshang Moradi Kermani is recorded in 1944 in Kerman.
Selected works
Selected works
• Majid's Tales (Ghesseh-ha-ye Majid; قصههای مجید) translated by Caroline Croskery • The Boot (Chakmeh; چکمه) • The Palm (Nakhl; نخل) translated by Caroline Croskery • The Tandoor (Tanour; تنور) • The Water Urn (Khomreh; کوزه) translated by Caroline Croskery • Mommy's Guest (Mehman-e maaman; مهمان مامان) • Fist on Hide (Mosht bar poust; مشت بر پوست) • You're No Stranger Here (Shoma ke gharibe nistid; شما که غریبه نیستید) translated by Caroline Croskery • A Sweet Jam (Moraba ye Shirin;مربای شیرین) translated by Caroline Croskery
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- 1."2014 Awards". Hans Christian Andersen Awards. International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). With contemporary material including the 17 March 2014 shortlist press release. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- 2.Iran Book News Agency (ibna.ir). Moradi Kermani's "The big clay jar" travels to Taiwan. 30 December 2009.
- 3.IMDb. Houshang Moradi Kermani.
- 4.Beletra Almanako – BA – Literaturo en Esperanto – eldonejo Mondial. beletraalmanako.com.
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