Astrid Lindgren
Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays
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Why Is Astrid Lindgren Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known 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, and The Brothers Lionheart. 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 opposition to corporal punishment of children resulted in the world's first law on the matter in 1979, while her campaigning for animal welfare led to a new law, Lex Lindgren, in time for her 80th birthday.
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What Are Astrid Lindgren's Academic Contributions?
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Astrid Lindgren has made the following academic contributions:
- Scrap and the Pirates
- Mardie to the Rescue
- Karlsson-on-the-Roof
- Emil's Pranks
- Emil i Lönneberga
- Christmas in the Stable
- The Tomten
- The Six Bullerby Children
- The Runaway Sleigh Ride
- The Red Bird
- The Ghost of Skinny Jack
- Seacrow Island
- Rasmus and the Tramp
- Pippi in the South Seas
- Pelle zieht aus
- Of Course Polly Can Ride a Bike
- Noy lives in Thailand
- Mirabelle
- Mio, My Son
- Matti Lives in Finland
- Madicken
- Lotta on Troublemaker Street
- Kati in Paris
- I want to go to school too
- I want a brother or sister
- I Don't Want to Go to Bed
- Ich habe auch gelebt!
- Emil's Clever Pig
- Emil and the Great Escape
- Deine Briefe lege ich unter die Matratze
- Brenda Brave Helps Grandmother
- Bill Bergson, Master Detective
- Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously
- Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue
- A World Gone Mad: The Diaries of Astrid Lindgren 1939-45
- A Calf for Christmas
