María Teresa Andruetto
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Maria Teresa Andruetto is an Argentine writer born in Arroyo Cabral, Argentina, on January 26, 1954. In 2012, she received the Hans Christian Andersen Award known as the "Nobel Prize for children's literature".[1]
Andruetto is trained as a teacher and has worked in both primary and secondary schools. She has written poems, novels, drama and children's books. With the award of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the jury emphasized "her mastery in writing important and original works that are strongly focused on aesthetics. She creates sensitive books, which are deep and poetic with a clear literary base. Her books relate to a great variety of topics, such as migration, inner worlds, injustice, love, poverty, violence or political affairs." [2]
References
- ^ "María Teresa Andruetto, Peter Sís Win Hans Christian Andersen Awards". Publisher's Weekly. Mar 19, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
- ^ "Hans Christian Andersen Award Winners 2012 (Press Release)". March 19, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
External links
- Maria Teresa Andruetto, official website.