Meeting of Kerman in the course of history - Hafez Hall, Milad Tower (3) (Cropped on Moradi Kermani)

Houshang Moradi Kermani ( fa, هوشنگ مرادی کرمانی, also Romanized as "Hūshang Morādi-e Kermāni"; born 7 September 1944 at Sirch, a village in Kerman Province, Iran) is an

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writer best known for

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and

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. He was a finalist in 2014 for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Moradi Kermani was born in Sirch, a village in Kerman Province, and was educated in Sirch, Kerman, and

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. Several Iranian movies and TV series have been made based on his books. In 2006,

Dariush Mehrjui Dariush Mehrju'i ( fa, داریوش مهرجویی , born 8 December 1939, also spelled as ''Mehrjui'', ''Mehrjoui'', Mehrjooi, and ''Mehrjuyi'') is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, producer, editor and a member of the Iranian Academy of ...

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, The Samovar translated by Saed Abbasi, appeared in Beletra Almanako (Literary Almanac), NR. 31, Feb. 2018. 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

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book of the year (2000). Houshang Moradi Kermani is a 2018 candidate for the Astrid Lindgren award.

Selected works

* The Tales of Majid (''Ghesseh-ha-ye Majid''; ) translated by Caroline Croskery * The Boot (''Chakmeh''; ) * The Palm (''Nakhl''; ) translated by Caroline Croskery * The Tandoor (''Tanour''; ) * The Water Urn (''Khomreh''; ) translated by Caroline Croskery * Mommy's Guest (''Mehman-e maaman''; ) * Fist on Hide (''Mosht bar poust''; ) * You're No Stranger Here (''Shoma ke gharibe nistid''; ) translated by Caroline Croskery * A Sweet Jam (''Moraba ye Shirin'';) translated by Caroline Croskery

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moradi Kermani, Houshang 1944 births Iranian children's writers Iranian male short story writers Living people People from Kerman Province Members of the Academy of Persian Language and Literature Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay winners Iranian Science and Culture Hall of Fame recipients in Literature and Culture