Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Lindgren was a Swedish writer of the mid-20th century. Her most famous work is the Pippi Longstocking series, published from 1944 to 1948.

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• Lifetime: 14 November 1907 • 28 January 2002
• Main genre: Children's literature
• Mid-2026 popularity rank: --

"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."