The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren

Emil is another uninhibited child of nature depicted in a setting from Lindgren’s home province around the turn of the century.

Numerous feature-length films have been devoted to Pippi.Īn equally popular character is found in Emil i Lönneberga (1963 Emil in the Soup Tureen), which was followed by a sequel in 1970. English translations included The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (a collection of three Pippi books), The Amazing Pippi Longstocking, Pippi Goes On Board, and Pippi Goes to the Circus. Among the many languages into which the books have been translated are Japanese, in which Pippi is known as Nagakutsushita-no-Pippi, and Hebrew, in which she becomes Bilbec Bat-Gerev. The Pippi books also exhibit the infectious humour for which Lindgren is known. This strangely dressed girl living alone with her horse and ape, having great wealth and enormous physical strength, stands totally apart from the conformist demands of everyday life and incarnates every child’s dream of freedom and power. Lindgren’s great popularity began in 1945 with the publication of Pippi Långstrump ( Pippi Longstocking), the first of several books with Pippi as a main character.

SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!Īstrid Lindgren, (born November 14, 1907, Vimmerby, Sweden-died January 28, 2002, Stockholm), influential Swedish writer of children’s books who created such memorable characters as Pippi Longstocking.

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The Brothers Lionheart by Astrid Lindgren