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11 unusual facts about Astrid Lindgren


Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue

Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue (original Swedish title Kalle Blomkvist och Rasmus) is the 3rd and last novel about the Swedish "master detective" Kalle Blomkvist, written by Astrid Lindgren.

Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously

Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously (original Swedish title: Mästerdetektiven Blomkvist lever farligt) is a 1951 Swedish novel written by Astrid Lindgren.

Hanna Zetterberg Struwe

Before politics, she was a child actor, remembered for having played Ronia the Robber's Daughter in the 1984 film based on Astrid Lindgren's famous book.

Mariannelund

Mariannelund is probably mostly known through the stories of Astrid Lindgren, mostly her books about Emil i Lönneberga.

Most Beloved Sister

Most Beloved Sister (Allrakäraste Syster) is a 1949 fairytale by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.

Pål Bang-Hansen

Among his main characters were the master detective "Blomkvist" in adaptations of Astrid Lindgren's children's books (the Bill Bergson series).

Sia lives on Kilimanjaro

Sia lives on Kilimanjaro (original Swedish title: Sia bor på Kilimandjaro) is a children's book written by Astrid Lindgren and with photographs by Anna Riwkin-Brick.

Swedish children's literature

This manifested itself shortly after World War II, when Astrid Lindgren published Pippi Longstocking in 1945.

Tengil

Tengil is a fictional character and the main antagonist of The Brothers Lionheart, a Swedish children's novel by Astrid Lindgren.

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking is a 1988 American fantasyadventuremusical film written and directed by Ken Annakin based on the books of the fictional character Pippi Longstocking, created by Swedish children's book author Astrid Lindgren.

Waldbühne Sigmaringendorf

The first play in 1928 was Gerhart Hauptmann's ‘Der arme Heinrich’, in 2011 Waldbühne Sigmaringendorf showed Victor Hugo's Les Misérables and Astrid Lindgren's Pippi Longstocking.


Du är inte klok, Madicken

Du är inte klok, Madicken is a 1979 Swedish film about the Astrid Lindgren character Madicken, directed by Göran Graffman.

Joan Tate

Tate's translations from the Swedish include books by Astrid Lindgren, Ingmar Bergman, Britt Ekland, Kerstin Ekman, P C Jersild, Sven Lindqvist and Agneta Pleijel.

Karlsson-on-the-Roof

Karlsson-on-the-Roof (Swedish: Karlsson på taket) is a fictional character in a series of children's books created by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren.

Madicken på Junibacken

Madicken på Junibacken is a 1980 Swedish film about the Astrid Lindgren character Madicken, directed by Göran Graffman.

Marlenka Stupica

Among the others, she has illustrated fairy tales by Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Astrid Lindgren, and Ela Peroci.

Pippi on the Run

Pippi on the Run (original title: På rymmen med Pippi Långstrump) is a 1970 film, based on the eponymous children's books by Astrid Lindgren with the cast of the 1969 TV series.

Ran Bosilek

Three years before his death, in 1955, he translated Astrid Lindgren's children's book "Karlsson-on-the-Roof" into Bulgarian.

Stefan Sundström

Sundström's music often refers to other important Swedish musicians like Evert Taube, Dan Andersson, Bellman, Alice Tegnér, Astrid Lindgren, Ulf Dageby and Cornelis Vreeswijk.

Tjorven

Based on a book by the Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, the story is about a number of characters living in the archipelago outside Stockholm.