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. 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).

Houshang Moradi Kermani was a 2018 candidate for the Astrid Lindgren award.

Selected works Majid's Tales (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