Quote by: Astrid Lindgren

I have never experienced being madly in love the way most people seem to have been, although it is not something I would miss. Instead I have had an enormous ability to love my children and my grandchildren and my great grandchildren.


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Author Bio


  • NameAstrid Lindgren
  • DescriptionSwedish writer of fiction and screenplays
  • AliasesAstrid Anna Emilia Lindgren
  • BornNovember 14, 1907
  • DiedJanuary 28, 2002
  • CountrySweden
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Children's Writer; Novelist; Writer
  • WorksMr. Nilsson; Pippi Longstocking; Emil I Lönneberga
  • AwardsHans Christian Andersen Award; Litteris Et Artibus; International Swede Of The Year; Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis; Nils Holgersson Plaque; Svenska Dagbladet Literature Prize; ; Selma Lagerlöf Prize; Right Livelihood Award; Peace Prize Of The German Book Trade; Zilveren Griffel