Quote by: Astrid Lindgren

A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.

Astrid Lindgren

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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