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Astrid Lindgren

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Image:Astrid Lindgren 1924.jpg|right|caption|frame|Astrid Lindgren 1924

Audio|sv-Astrid Lindgren.ogg|Astrid Lindgren , born Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson (November 14, 1907 – January 28, 2002) was a Sweden|Swedish children's books|children's book author, whose many titles were translated into over 70 languages and published in more than 100 countries.

Astrid Lindgren grew up in Sm??land in Sweden. Many of her books are based on her family and her childhood on a little farm. Pippi Longstocking, her most famous book, was originally invented for her bed-ridden daughter, Karin.

Astrid Lindgren was renowned both for her support for children's and animal rights, and for her opposition to corporal punishment. In 1993, she received the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize), "...For her commitment to justice, non-violence and understanding of minorities as well as her love and caring for nature." In 1958, she became the second recipient of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, an international award for youth literature.

She is also famed for having been liable for an income tax bill of 102% in 1976.

After her death in 2002 in Stockholm, the Government of Sweden instituted the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in her memory. The award is the world's largest monetary award for children's and youth literature, in the sum of five million Swedish krona|SEK.

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The most well known books by Astrid Lindgren:

  • the Pippi Longstocking series (Pippi L??ngstrump)

  • Karlsson-on-the-Roof (Karlsson p?? taket)

  • Emil of Maple Hills (Emil i L??nneberga)

  • the Bill Bergson series (M??sterdetektiven Blomkvist)

  • Madicken

  • Ronia the Robber's Daughter (Ronja r??vardotter)

  • Tjorven p?? Saltkr??kan

  • The Six Bullerby Children (Barnen i Bullerbyn)

  • Mio, my Mio (also known as Mio, my Son) (Mio, min Mio)

  • The Brothers Lionheart (Br??derna Lejonhj??rta)



An alphabetically sorted list of other books by Astrid Lindgren which have been translated into English:

  • A Calf for Christmas

  • Brenda Helps Grandmother

  • Christmas in Noisy Village

  • Christmas in the Stable

  • Circus Child

  • Dirk Lives in Holland

  • Gerda Lives in Norway

  • Emil and the Bad Tooth

  • Emil and His Clever Pig

  • Emil Gets into Mischief

  • Emil in the Soup Tureen

  • Emil's Little Sister

  • Emil's Pranks

  • Emil's Sticky Problem

  • Happy Times in Noisy Village

  • I Don't Want to Go to Bed

  • I Want a Brother or Sister

  • I Want to Go to School Too

  • Kati in America

  • Kati in Paris

  • Lotta

  • Lotta's Bike

  • Lotta's Christmas Surprise

  • Lotta's Easter Surprise

  • Lotta Leaves Home

  • Lotta on Troublemaker Street

  • Marko Lives in Yugoslavia

  • Mardie

  • Mardie to the Rescue

  • Matti Lives in Finland

  • Mirabelle

  • Mischievous Martens

  • Mischievous Meg

  • Most Beloved Sister

  • My Nightingale Is Singing

  • My Swedish Cousins

  • My Very Own Sister

  • Noriko-San,girl of Japan

  • Noy Lives in Thailand

  • Rasmus and the Vagabond

  • Rasmus and the tramp

  • Scrap and the Pirates

  • Seacrow Island

  • Sia lives on Kilimanjaro

  • Simon Small Moves in

  • That's My Baby

  • The Children of Noisy Village

  • The Children on Troublemaker Street

  • The Day Adam Got Mad

  • The Dragon With Red Eyes

  • The Ghost of Skinny Jack

  • The Mischievous Martens

  • The Runaway Sleigh Ride

  • The Tomten

  • The Tomten and the Fox

  • The World's Best Karlson


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  • Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

  • List of Swedish language writers


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  • http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/BasicFactsheet____4402.aspx Astrid Lindgren biography — Official gateway to Sweden

  • http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren's works — Official site produced by license holders

  • http://www.astridlindgrensworld.com/ Astrid Lindgren's World — Amusement Park official site

  • http://www.rightlivelihood.se/recip/lindgren.htm Astrid Lindgren — Right Livelihood Award (1994)

  • http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/lindgren.htm Astrid Lindgren — A fan site

  • http://www.astrid-lindgren.com/ Astrid Lindgren — Unofficial memorial site


Category:1907 births|Lindgren, Astrid
Category:2002 deaths|Lindgren, Astrid
Category:Women writers|Lindgren, Astrid
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Category:Children's writers|Lindgren, Astrid
Category:Fantasy writers|Lindgren, Astrid
Category:Swedish language writers|Lindgren, Astrid
Category:Swedish writers|Lindgren, Astrid

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