Argentinian illustrator Isol receives the world’s largest literature award tonight
Tonight the world’s largest award for children’s and young adult literature will be presented to the Argentinian illustrator Isol in Stockholm, Sweden. The 2013 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award will be presented by H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria and the Swedish Minister for Culture, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth.
Isol was announced as this year’s recipient for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award on March 26.
– Isol got the prize for her quality, for her humanism and for her respect for the child, says Larry Lempert, Chairman of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award jury. In a broader sense, I would say that she is a surprising illustrator, an illustrator who surprises in every book she has done. She goes from one step to another, always with a new touch, a new approach.
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award rewards illustrators, storytellers, authors and reading promoters who work in the humanistic spirit of Astrid Lindgren.
– Isol has always focused on the child, she always shows respect to the child, says Larry Lempert. She always defends the child. And I think these are the most important things that we can see in a children’s book. She always talks with the child rather than to the child.
Isol herself, being a not only an illustrator, but also a cartoonist, painter,graphic artist, poet, singer and composer, prefers to describe herself as a girl who is playing with her thoughts and skills:
– I like to test different fields and I like new adventures, but the core is always the same. I feel like a girl who is playing with her thoughts and her skills, and is trying to develop new games and to show something interesting for other people.
The award ceremony tonight, starting at 6:00 pm CET, is the crescendo of an intense award week in Stockholm, Munich and Vimmerby.
Video content in broadcast quality with highlights, soundbites and B-rolls from the ceremony will be available at www.thenewsmarket.com during the evening. The award ceremony durates from 6:00 to 7:10 pm. Images from the ceremony will be published at www.mynewsdesk/se/pressroom/alma.
For more information or/and accreditations to Stockholm Concert Hall please contact Communication Officer Helene Andersson on +46 (0)70 540 10 17 or helene.andersson@alma.se. More information about ALMA and Isol at www.alma.se/en.
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