Meg Rosoff - 2016 Astrid Lindgren Award Winner

STOCKHOLM. The key to success of Meg Rosoff is to be on the same wavelength with those for whom you write.

The name of Meg Rosoff (Meg Rosoff), the owner of the current Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, as well as the works of Cao Wenxuan, this year awarded the Andersen Prize, the Russian reader is not yet known. A graduate of Harvard University, after many years of copywriting in the field of advertising, decided to swim independently and did not lose. Five million Swedish crowns, awarded annually for the most significant contribution to the development of literature for children and young people, went to this particular American writer who settled in London in the late 80s. She managed to surpass 215 other worthy applicants. The novel How I Live Now, published in 2004, became a bestseller, was screened and awarded the prestigious Guardian Award and Michael L. Printz Award.

The story about the love and trials of young Elizabeth during the outbreak of the Third World War, overcoming her emotional and physical injuries did not leave anyone indifferent. The target audience has found in the person of Meg Rosoff a loyal and friendly interlocutor. The characters in her books are going through a difficult period of growing up, a painful transition from the serenity of childhood to the hardships and responsibilities of adulthood. The first sexual experience, the crisis of identity, the need for moral choice in the face of serious trials. The conversation about teenagers is full of sympathy for them, riddled with subtle humor, which saves him from the anguish and a touch of hopelessness, even in an absolutely tragic situation.

In 2003, the first winner of the award, founded in memory of Astrid Linggren, was a remarkable children’s writer, artist, screenwriter Maurice Sendak. The winner is selected by a jury, which, approved by the National Council for Culture, includes 12 people, including great-grandson Lindgren Johan Palmberg. Among the laureates of past years - Philip Pullman (Philip Pullman), Katherine Paterson (Katherine Paterson), Christine Noestlinger (Christine Noestlinger). None of the Russians have been awarded a similar honor for all the years of its existence.

The award ceremony will take place in the Swedish capital in late May.

Elena Tanakova © Gallerix.ru