International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) today announced the winners of the 2016. Hans Christian¹ Andersen Award considered to be the children’s Nobel.

4月4日，国际少年儿童读物联盟（IBBY）在意大利博洛尼亚国际儿童书展上公布了2016年的获奖者名单。中国作家曹文轩最终折桂，成为中国第一位获此殊荣的作家。国际安徒生奖被誉为“儿童文学的诺贝尔文学奖”，是世界儿童文学领域的最高荣誉。

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 influential² on his writing in which there are no easy answers.

评审团毫无异议全体通过并一致认为——曹文轩书写了儿童在巨大挑战面前所呈现的复杂人生。他本人艰难的童年岁月深深影响了他的写作——这些问题并没有一个简单的答案。