Press release - 28 May 2012 22:19

Guus Kuijer tar emot Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne

Den nederländske författaren Guus Kuijer har idag mottagit 2012 års Litteraturpris till Astrid Lindgrens minne (ALMA). Guus Kujer mottog priset ur H.K.H. Kronprinsessan Victorias hand vid en ceremoni på Konserthuset i Stockholm.

– En pojke sade en gång till mig att läsning var som bungy jumping i huvudet. Så jag önskar er alla en fin bungy jumping-sommar, sa Guus Kuijer i sitt tacktal.

Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne överlämnades vid en högtidlig ceremoni på Konserthuset, med över 900 speciellt inbjudna gäster. Prisceremonin var en hyllning till Guus Kuijer och hans arbete och på scen framträdde bland andra First Aid Kit, Virpi Pahkinen samt George och Sarah Riedel. H.K.H. Kronprinsessan Victoria överlämnade priset i närvaro av kulturminister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth och Kulturrådets styrelseordförande Kerstin Brunnberg.

– Litteratur kan befria våra sinnen. Den kan ge oss glädje och styrka i svåra stunder och göra att vi öppnar oss för andra, sade Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth i sitt tal.

Guus Kuijer är författare, född 1942. Han bor och verkar i Nederländerna. Guus Kuijer debuterade som barnboksförfattare 1975 och har sammanlagt publicerat ett trettiotal titlar, de flesta riktade till läsare i skarven mellan barndom och tonår. Bland centrala verk märks Het boek van alle dingen (2004, Boken om allting). Guus Kuijer har tilldelats flera priser och hans verk finns översatta till mer än tio språk, bland andra svenska, tyska, japanska, italienska och engelska.

Prissumman uppgår till fem miljoner kronor (ca 550 000 euro), vilket gör Litteraturpriset till Astrid Lindgrens minne till världens största pris för barn-och ungdomslitteraturpris.

Pressmaterial, i form av bilder, texter och rörligt material, finns tillgängligt på www.thenewsmarket.com/alma och på www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressroom/alma.

Ytterligare information
Helene Andersson, kommunikatör
Tel: 08-519 264 17, 076-540 10 17
E-post: helene.andersson@alma.se

Rebecka Svensén, kommunikatör
Tel: 08-519 264 20, 076-540 10 20
E-post: rebecka.svensen@alma.se

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