"”A child sat on its mother's lap and wanted to hear something about Christmas. Then the mother told about Christmas in the stable. That was a Christmas long ago and in a far-off country, but the child saw everything before him as if it were done at home, in the stable in the yard.” Astrid Lindgren's "Christmas Gospel" is a classic that many generations of children have read.Translator: Anna-Liese Kornitzky"
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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.