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Astrid Lindgren

アストリッド・リンドグレーン

Asutoriddo Rindogurēn

Aliases: Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren / Astrid Ericsson

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1907-11-14 （Näs, near Vimmerby, Sweden）
Died
2002-01-28 （Stockholm, Sweden） age 94
Nationality
Sweden
Languages
Swedish
Residence History
Näs, near Vimmerby → Stockholm

Career

Occupations
Writer, Screenwriter, Journalist, Secretary
Active Years
1944-2002
Affiliations
Rabén & Sjögren
Nominations
Nobel Prize in Literature (nominated 1972)

Awards

Hans Christian Andersen Award
1958
Work: Rasmus and the Vagabond
Category: 執筆部門
Organization: International Board on Books for Young People
Result: 受賞
Right Livelihood Award
1994
Organization: Right Livelihood Award Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Pippi Longstocking

1945 Children's fiction

Adventures of the super-strong girl Pippi Longstocking.

FreedomAnti-authorityImagination
Adaptations
  • [Film] Pippi Longstocking / 複数 (1949)
  • [TV series] Pippi Longstocking (1969)
Translations
  • Translated into over 100 languages

Bibliography

  • See Astrid Lindgren bibliography

Adaptations

  • Numerous film and TV adaptations

Translations of Works

  • Translated into 95+ languages, over 3000 editions

Style & Themes

Literary Style
HumorousImaginativeAnti-authoritarian
Recurring Motifs
Children's freedomAdventureFantasy

Legacy

One of the world's most translated authors of children's literature, known for Pippi Longstocking. Advocated for children's rights and animal welfare. Sold over 167 million books.

Museums

  • Astrid Lindgren's World Vimmerby, Sweden Opened in 1980
  • Junibacken Stockholm, Sweden Opened in 1996
  • Astrid Lindgrens Näs Vimmerby, Sweden

Archives

  • National Library of Sweden (UNESCO Memory of the World)

In Popular Culture

  • Pippi films/TV, theme parks, portrait on 20 krona banknote

Quotes

  • As the children were sitting there eating pears, a girl came walking along the road from town. When she saw the children she stopped and asked, "Have you seen my papa go by?"
    Source: Pippi Longstocking (1945)

Trivia

  • 1976 tax scandal 'Pomperipossa effect'
  • Inspired 'Lex Lindgren' animal welfare law
  • Asteroid 3204 Lindgren named after her