Astrid Lindgren

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays

1907   -   2002

genre: children's literature, fairy tale
country of citizenship: Sweden
occupation: screenwriter, children's writer, novelist, writer
award received: Litteris et Artibus, International Swede of the Year, Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, Nils Holgersson Plaque, Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize, Expressens Heffaklump, Selma Lagerlöf Prize, Right Livelihood Award, Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, Zilveren Griffel, Hans Christian Andersen Award, Officier des Arts et des Lettres‎, Illis Quorum, Order of the Smile, Order of Vasa
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Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (née Ericsson; Swedish: [ˈasːtrɪd ˈlɪŋːɡreːn] (listen) (14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil i Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children (Children of Noisy Village in the US), and for the children's fantasy novels Mio, My Son, Ronia the Robber's Daughter, and The Brothers Lionheart. Lindgren worked on the Children's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and has written more than 30 books for children. In January 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author, and the fourth most translated children's writer after Enid Blyton, H. C. Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. Lindgren has so far sold roughly 165 million books worldwide.
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