Astrid lindgren biografija

She wrote 34 chapter books and 41 picture books, that all together have sold a staggering million copies and been translated into more than languages. To pass the time she wrote down the stories about Pippi she had previously told her daughter Karin. In the first book about Pippi Longstocking was published and the rest, as they say, is history…. With those words Astrid Lindgren thanked the Swedish Academy for receiving their grand prize in Astrid Lindgren was awarded more than prizes during her lifetime.

No Swedish author has been translated into as many languages as Astrid Lindgren has and the total sale of her books is currently calculated at approximately million copies.

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Throughout her life Astrid Lindgren consistently opposed injustice and oppression. In addition to her writing career she also emerged as one of our most important opinion-makers. Her words played a significant role in taking down a government and she influenced several Swedish laws both directly and indirectly. On the 1st of September , the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory discovered an asteroid.

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About Astrid Lindgren. She was a committed humanist and a person who thought for herself. She fought for the rights of children, for equality, ecology and animal welfare, as well as against violence and oppression. She held on to her beliefs with both courage and seriousness, as well as humour and love. In the first book about Pippi Longstocking was published and the rest, as they say, is history… More about Astrid's works.

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