Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2022 - Bart Moeyaert in conversation with Christine Knödler

Listen to Bart Moeyaert in conversation with Christine Knödler, about his writing and reading, about strong characters, unusual perspectives, the beauty of words and the possibilities of language.

Astrid Lindgren is world famous - ALMA, on the other hand, is not as well known in this country. The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is one of the most important international awards in the field of children's and YA literature. This year the ALMA award celebrates its 20th anniversary, with the motto thatchildren everywhere have the right to great stories. The list of laureates is long and illustrious; one of the laureates is Belgian author Bart Moeyaert, who received the award in 2019. Christine Knödler will have a conversation with him about his writing and reading, about strong characters, unusual perspectives, the beauty of words and the possibilities of language. The goal: stories for children that stay in their memories.