Iranian author’s “Big Clay Jar” published in Taiwanese

TEHRAN, Jan. 3 (MNA) -- “The Big Clay Jar” by Iranian children’s writer Hushang Moradi Kermani was recently published in Taiwan by Yuan-Liou Publishing Co.


“The Big Clay Jar” (Khomreh) narrates the story of a big cracked jar in a rural school located in the desert. The jar bears several cracks and only the father of one of the schoolchildren can repair it, but he refuses to do so since he is too busy working on his farm.


The boy runs away from the school when he sees his father’s insensitivity, but the teacher and his other friends bring him back to school and his father finally agrees to repair the jar.


Later, the teacher asks schoolchildren to bring eggs from home to pay the repairman instead of money, leading to several problems.


“The Big Clay Jar” is one of several of Moradi Kermani’s productions that have been translated into Italian, French, Spanish, English and other languages and also are being taught in the schools.


Filmmaker Ebrahim Foruzesh made the story into a movie in 1981, bringing home several international awards. The movie has received the Golden Leopard at the Locarno Film Festival and the International Jury Award at the Sao Paulo Film Festival in 1994.


Moradi Kermani is an eminent writer of books primarily for children and teenagers. However, his works also appeal to adults.


“The Stories of Majid”, “Sweet Jam” and “Like the Full Moon” are among Moradi Kermani’s other credits.