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Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is most notable for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and The Six Bullerby Children,, and for the children's fantasy novels Mio, My Son; Ronia the Robber's Daughter; The Brothers Lionheart and Nils Karlsson Pyssling. Lindgren worked on the Children'…
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culture · Swedish children's writer (1907–2002) · screenwriter · children's writer · novelist · writer · young adult author · also Astrid Lindgren, Lindgren
Born 14 November 1907 · Died 28 January 2002 · Q55767
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2026· 14 entries
lafolkargentina.com.ar: Estos son los ganadores de los premios Andersen y Lindgren, los más prestigiosos de la literatura infantil y juvenil
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Yahoo Sports: Ryan Lindgren Admits He Expereinced Feelings Of Sadness After Trade From Rangers
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rdnewsnow.com: Rebels sign Swedish defenceman Zeb Lindgren
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Published video “Hoofdstuk 295 - Pippi Langkous & Emiel van de Hazelhoeve - Verhalenboek”.
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Published video “Hoofdstuk 322 - Pippi Langkous & Emiel van de Hazelhoeve - Verhalenboek”.
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Published video “Hoofdstuk 297 - Pippi Langkous & Emiel van de Hazelhoeve - Verhalenboek”.
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Published video “Hoofdstuk 228 - Pippi Langkous & Emiel van de Hazelhoeve - Verhalenboek”.
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Published video “Hoofdstuk 306 - Pippi Langkous & Emiel van de Hazelhoeve - Verhalenboek”.
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Published video “Hoofdstuk 268 - Pippi Langkous & Emiel van de Hazelhoeve - Verhalenboek”.
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Published video “Hoofdstuk 190 - Pippi Langkous & Emiel van de Hazelhoeve - Verhalenboek”.
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Published video “Hoofdstuk 235 - Pippi Langkous & Emiel van de Hazelhoeve - Verhalenboek”.
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Published video “Hoofdstuk 198 - Pippi Langkous & Emiel van de Hazelhoeve - Verhalenboek”.
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Published video “Hoofdstuk 260 - Pippi Langkous & Emiel van de Hazelhoeve - Verhalenboek”.
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo: Copenhagen Doc Fest CPH:DOX Adds ‘A World Gone Mad – The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren’
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2024· 1 entry
The Korea Herald: ‘Children have the right to great stories’: Head of Astrid Lindgren Award stands firm against book ban
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2023· 2 entries
Variety: Astrid Lindgren’s ‘Ronja the Robber’s Daughter’ to Get Netflix Play in Key Territories
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Publishers Weekly: Bologna 2023: Laurie Halse Anderson Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
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2022· 1 entry
Publishers Weekly: Books by Astrid Lindgren and Complete Book Reviews
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2021· 1 entry
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking introduces young readers to science
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2019· 1 entry
The Guardian: Pippi Longstocking review – Lindgren's rule-breaker is a festive delight
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2018· 2 entries
The Guardian: Astrid Lindgren: The Woman Behind Pippi Longstocking by Jens Andersen – review
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Pernille Fischer Christensen directed the film Becoming Astrid (Swedish: Unga Astrid), a biographical drama about Lindgren's early life
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2017· 1 entry
Was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author
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2016· 4 entries
The Guardian: A World Gone Mad by Astrid Lindgren – war and the birth of Pippi Longstocking
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The Guardian: Food in books: Pepparkakor from Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
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The Guardian: Karin Nyman: My mother Astrid Lindgren, and the night I named Pippi Longstocking
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The Guardian: Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren - review
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2015· 2 entries
The Guardian: Karlson on the Roof by Astrid Lindgren - review
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The Guardian: Astrid Lindgren's second world war diaries published in Sweden
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2014· 1 entry
The Guardian: The Children of Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren - review
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2007· 2 entries
openDemocracy: Astrid Lindgren’s legacy
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The Guardian: Review: Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
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2002· 7 entries
The Guardian: Obituary: Astrid Lindgren
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The Guardian: Astrid Lindgren dies in her sleep
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The Washington Post: Astrid Lindgren Dies at 94
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Died 2002-01-28.
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“Czasami śniło mi się, że wchodzę do jakichś ciemnych, zupełnie obcych domów. Nieznane, ciemne, okropne domy. Były tam czarne pokoje, które się za mną zamykały tak, że nie mogłem oddychać…”
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Career landmark: funeral of Astrid Lindgren.
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“Nazywam się Lisa. Jestem dziewczynką, to chyba od razu widać z imienia. Mam siedem lat i wkrótce skończę osiem.”
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded International Swede of the Year (1997).
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1995· 2 entries
Awarded Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia (1995).
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Was awarded the Illis quorum gold medal by the Swedish government
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1994· 3 entries
Awarded Right Livelihood Award (1994).
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Received the Right Livelihood Award, "For her commitment to justice, non-violence and understanding of minorities as well as her love and caring for nature
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Was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality"
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1991· 1 entry
Awarded Officer of Arts and Letters (1991).
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Selma Lagerlöf Prize (1986).
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1985· 2 entries
Awarded Lisebergsapplåden (1985).
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Awarded Illis quorum (1985).
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1983· 1 entry
Awarded Zilveren Griffel (1983).
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1979· 1 entry
A law was introduced in Sweden prohibiting violence against children in response to her demands
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1978· 3 entries
Awarded Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association (1978).
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By Soviet astronomer Nikolai Chernykh, was named after her
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When she received the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, Lindgren spoke against corporal punishment of children in a speech entitled Never Violence
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1976· 3 entries
It was a satirical allegory in response to the marginal tax rate Lindgren had incurred in 1976, which required self-employed individuals to pay both regular income tax and employers' deductions.
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Which required self-employed individuals to pay both regular income tax and employers' deductions
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A scandal arose in Sweden when it was publicised that Lindgren's marginal tax rate had risen to 102 per cent
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1975· 1 entry
Awarded Litteris et Artibus (1975).
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1972· 1 entry
Lindgren was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature by German literary critic Klaus Doderer and Austrian librarian Josef Stummvoll
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1970· 1 entry
Awarded Expressens Heffaklump (1970).
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1968· 1 entry
Awarded Member of the Order of Vasa (1968).
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1967· 1 entry
The publisher Rabén & Sjögren established an annual literary prize, the Astrid Lindgren Prize, to mark her 60th birthday
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1958· 2 entries
Awarded Hans Christian Andersen Award (1958).
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Lindgren received the second Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Rasmus på luffen (Rasmus and the Vagabond), a 1956 novel developed from her screenplay and filmed in 1955
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1956· 2 entries
Awarded Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (1956).
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The inaugural year of the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis, the German-language edition of Mio, min Mio (Mio, My Son) won the Children's Book Award
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1950· 1 entry
Awarded Nils Holgersson Plaque (1950).
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1949· 1 entry
By Per Gunvall's adaptation of Pippi Longstocking, and then by many others
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1945· 2 entries
Awarded Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize (1945).
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Won first prize in the same competition with the chapter book Pippi Långstrump (Pippi Longstocking), which had been rejected by the book publishing company Bonniers
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1944· 1 entry
Lindgren won second prize in a competition held by the book publishing company Rabén & Sjögren, with the novel Britt-Marie lättar sitt hjärta (The Confidences of Britt-Marie)
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1934· 1 entry
Lindgren gave birth to her second child, Karin
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1931· 1 entry
Married her boss, Sture Lindgren (1898–1952)
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1928· 1 entry
Lindgren worked as a secretary at Sweden's Royal Automobile Club (Kungliga Automobil Klubben)
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1926· 1 entry
Gave birth to her only son, Lars, who was fostered for four years and then returned to her
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1907· 1 entry
Born 1907-11-14.
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