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Astrid Lindgren Wikipedia

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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.