- 그림작가 마지드 비타 (Majid Bita)
- 글작가 보두르 알 카시미 (Bodour Al Qasimi)
- 출판사 Kalimat Publishing
- 페이지32 쪽
- 발행일2024-01-01
- 수상내역
책 내용
Al Qasimi’s latest work takes readers on a journey through the history of the House of Wisdom also known as the Grand Library of Baghdad, an iconic institution established by Caliph Harun Al-Rashid during the Islamic Golden Age, and its lasting impact on the world of knowledge before its eventual destruction by Hulagu Khan, leader of the Mongol Empire.
This engaging narrative, illustrated by Majid Zakeri, emphasises knowledge's pivotal role in shaping societies, highlighting its power to build futures. The book encourages young readers to think critically, explore scientific concepts, and recognise their potential to contribute to the advancement of humanity.
House of Wisdom is the winner of the Fiction category of the 2025 BolognaRagazzi Awards of the Bologna Children's Book Fair. The Bologna Children's Book Fair (BCBF) is widely considered as the most important trade event in the children's book industry. The BolognaRagazzi Awards highlight the most beautiful and innovative picture books published worldwide in the recent two years, judged by a distinguished international panel. The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf is a special exhibition at BCBF showcasing a small number of outstanding picture books submitted for the BolognaRagazzi Awards.
출판사 보도자료
What the jury said:
This book won over the hearts and gaze of the jury for the power of its creativity and the overall excellence of its production. The historical events of the destruction of the celebrated Baghdad Library – one of the largest intercultural institutions of all times, in a city that was a centre for the exchange of ideas, the art of translation and the celebration of cultures and languages – are brought to life again in these intense pages like a timeless force. The text is characterised by an elegant and confident literary style in perfect harmony with the stunning iconography that recalls the ancient Islamic miniatures reimagined in a modern context using limited yet powerful colour combinations, with the black and green standing out in particular. The book contains memorable images, like that of the river that turns black, dyed by the ink from the books that have been thrown into its waters. The work appears today as both a warning and a tribute to the importance of books and literature, to dialogue and the peaceful cohabitation between cultures, a universal plea that resonates like a keepsake and that requires protection, resistance and care for the treasures of humanity and culture as a whole.
일러스트레이터 소개
인스타 : https://www.instagram.com/majid__bita
마지드 비타는 영화, 뮤직비디오, 애니메이션 분야의 프리랜서 일러스트레이터이자 스토리보드 아티스트입니다. 그는 1985년 이란에서 태어났습니다. 모국에서 그래픽 디자인을 공부한 후, 2014년 이탈리아로 건너가 볼로냐 미술 아카데미에서 회화와 만화 언어를 전공했으며, 현재 볼로냐에 거주하며 작업하고 있습니다. 그는 이란에서 그래픽 노블 《나토》(이탈리아 카니콜라 에디지오니 출판사, 2023년)와 《네 앙 이란》(프랑스 갈리마르 출판사, 2024년)을 출간했습니다. 그는 이탈리아의 《인테르나치오날레》, 《도마니 사설》, 《아시니》, 《하멜른》, 벨기에의 《스트립기드》, 그리고 프랑스 신문 《리베라시옹》 등 유럽 출판사와 협업했습니다.