Biography
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's Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén & Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children. In 2017, she was calculated to be the world's 18th most translated author. Lindgren had by 2010 sold roughly 167 million books worldwide. In 1994, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality". Her campaigning for animal welfare led to a new law, Lex Lindgren, in time for her 80th birthday.
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Awards & recognition
- International Swede of the Year · 1997
- Order of Freedom of the Republic of Slovenia · 1995
- Right Livelihood Award · 1994
- Officer of Arts and Letters · 1991
- Selma Lagerlöf Prize · 1986
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- Illis quorum · 1985
- Lisebergsapplåden · 1985
- Zilveren Griffel · 1983
- Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association · 1978
- Litteris et Artibus · 1975
- Expressens Heffaklump · 1970
- Member of the Order of Vasa · 1968
- Hans Christian Andersen Award · 1958
- Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis · 1956
- Nils Holgersson Plaque · 1950
- Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize · 1945
- Order of the Smile
Filmography12 titles
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi in the South Seas
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking
Ronja, the Robber's Daughter
Pippi on the Run
Ronja the Robber's Daughter
Pippi Goes on Board
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Mio in the Land of Faraway
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking