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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Houshang Moradi Kermani<br />
| image = Houshang Moradi Kermani, Interview with Mehr - 29 September 2014 08.jpg<br />
| native_name = هوشنگ مرادی کرمانی<br />
| native_name_lang = fa<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1944|9|7}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Sirch]], [[Iran]]<br />
| citizenship = Iranian<br />
| known_for = Novelist, children's literature<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Meeting of Kerman in the course of history - Hafez Hall, Milad Tower (3) (Cropped on Moradi Kermani).jpg|thumb|Moradi Kermani in the conference of K''erman in the course of history'' , [[Tehran]], 30 December 2011.]]<br />
'''Houshang Moradi Kermani''' ({{langx|fa|هوشنگ مرادی کرمانی}}, also [[Romanization|Romanized]] as "Hūshang Morādi-e Kermāni"; born 7 September 1944 at [[Sirch]], a village in [[Kerman province]], Iran) is an [[Iranian peoples|Iranian]] writer best known for [[children's literature|children's]] and [[young adult fiction]]. He was a finalist in 2014 for the [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]].<ref name=ibby2014/><br />
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Moradi Kermani was born in Sirch, a village in [[Kerman province]], and was educated in Sirch, [[Kerman]], and [[Tehran]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibna.ir/vdcf1mdt.w6dc1a7riw.html |title=Moradi Kermani's "The big clay jar" travels to Taiwan |access-date= 26 March 2010 |date=30 December 2009 |publisher=Iran Book News Agency (ibna.ir)}}</ref><br />
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Several Iranian movies and TV series have been made based on his books. In 2006, [[Dariush Mehrjui]] directed ''[[Mehman-e Maman]]'' based on Moradi Kermani's novel with the same title.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0449407/ |title=Houshang Moradi Kermani |access-date=26 March 2010 |publisher=IMDb }}</ref><br />
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Some of Moradi Kermani's books have been translated into English, [[Esperanto]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.beletraalmanako.com/boao/ba31/index.html|title=Beletra Almanako – BA – Literaturo en Esperanto – eldonejo Mondial|website=beletraalmanako.com|access-date=2018-12-24}} The Samovar translated by Saed Abbasi, appeared in Beletra Almanako (Literary Almanac), NR. 31, Feb. 2018.</ref> 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'').<br />
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He has won the [[Hans Christian Andersen]], Honorary diploma (1992) and [[University of San Francisco]] book of the year (2000).{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}<br />
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Houshang Moradi Kermani is a 2018 candidate for the [[Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award|Astrid Lindgren award]].{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}<br />
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== Selected works ==<br />
* The Tales of Majid (''Ghesseh-ha-ye Majid''; {{lang|fa|قصههای مجید|rtl=yes}}) translated by Caroline Croskery<br />
* The Boot (''Chakmeh''; {{lang|fa|چکمه|rtl=yes}})<br />
* The Palm (''Nakhl''; {{lang|fa|نخل|rtl=yes}}) translated by Caroline Croskery<br />
* The Tandoor (''Tanour''; {{lang|fa|تنور|rtl=yes}})<br />
* The Water Urn (''Khomreh''; {{lang|fa|کوزه|rtl=yes}}) translated by Caroline Croskery<br />
* Mommy's Guest (''Mehman-e maaman''; {{lang|fa|مهمان مامان|rtl=yes}})<br />
* Fist on Hide (''Mosht bar poust''; {{lang|fa|مشت بر پوست|rtl=yes}})<br />
* You're No Stranger Here (''Shoma ke gharibe nistid''; {{lang|fa|شما که غریبه نیستید|rtl=yes}}) translated by Caroline Croskery<br />
* A Sweet Jam (''Moraba ye Shirin'';{{lang|fa|مربای شیرین|rtl=yes}}) translated by Caroline Croskery<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist |25em |refs=<br />
<ref name=ibby2014><br />
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[http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=1315 "2014 Awards"]. ''Hans Christian Andersen Awards''. [[International Board on Books for Young People]] (IBBY). With contemporary material including the [http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=1367 17 March 2014 shortlist press release]. Retrieved 23 March 2014.</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{LCAuth|nr97011259|Hūshang Murādī Kirmānī|13|}} <br />
{{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}}<br />
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{{Crystal Simorgh Best Screenplay}}<br />
{{Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame|Houshang Moradi Kermani}}<br />
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[[Category:1944 births]]<br />
[[Category:Iranian children's writers]]<br />
[[Category:Iranian male short story writers]]<br />
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[[Category:People from Kerman province]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature]]<br />
[[Category:Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay winners]]<br />
[[Category:Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Literature and Culture]]</div>imported>HarukaAmaranth