曹文軒獲國際安徒生獎

International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) today announced the winners of the 2016. Hans Christian Andersen Award considered to be the children’s Nobel.
4月4日，國際少年兒童讀物聯盟（IBBY）在意大利博洛尼亞國際兒童書展上公佈了2016年的獲獎者名單。中國作家曹文軒最終折桂，成爲中國第一位獲此殊榮的作家。國際安徒生獎被譽爲“兒童文學的諾貝爾文學獎”，是世界兒童文學領域的最高榮譽。

The unanimous choice of the jury, Cao writes beautifully about the complex lives of children facing great challenges. His own difficult childhood has been deeply influential on his writing in which there are no easy answers.
評審團毫無異議全體通過並一致認爲——曹文軒書寫了兒童在巨大挑戰面前所呈現的複雜人生。他本人艱難的童年歲月深深影響了他的寫作——這些問題並沒有一個簡單的答案。