Things would be calmer in Lönneberga without Emil about, so the Lönneberga residents argue and start a collection to send Emil off to America. But Emil’s mother becomes furious, and the maid Lina feels sorry for the Americans. They’ve already had a terrible earthquake, she says.
So Emil stays put in Lönneberga and gets up to new mischief every day, but also some good things.
The films about Emil were later edited together and in 1975 were shown as a television series simply entitled Emil in Lönneberga, with thirteen episodes.
Fakta
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.