A journey of discovery through a century: Astrid Lindgren's life in photographs.The story of Astrid Lindgren's life is as fantastic as her stories: the country girl leaves the paradise of childhood, has an illegitimate child, starves in the big city, gets married, begins to write - and becomes the most famous children's book author in the world. She is showered with prizes, overthrows a government and influences laws. But despite everything, she will remain a farm girl from Småland at heart all her life. The photo book shows many previously unpublished photographs from Astrid Lindgren's private albums, documents the stages of her life and invites you to discover a unique person - a "wonderful woman who liked being photographed and was often visibly amused" (Jacob trout).A treasure trove not only for Lindgren lovers, a private and very personal document of time and life with many previously unpublished photographs.Translator: Angelika Kutsch
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The first to bring Astrid Lindgren's books abroad was the publisher Damm & Søn in Oslo, with their Norwegian edition of "Pippi Longstocking" already appearing in 1946. This marked the beginning of a long-standing relationship. Today, most of her books in Norway are published by Cappelen Damm, a publishing house formed through the merger of Cappelen and Damm. Astrid's book adaptations into films also became popular in Norway, as did her famous songs. One of Astrid Lindgren's favorite books was "Hunger" by the Norwegian author Knut Hamsun; she often mentioned it as one of her greatest reading experiences.