Astrid Lindgren: The Woman Behind Pippi Longstocking

by Jens Andersen

Book Overview

The first English-language biography of Astrid Lindgren provides a moving and revealing portrait of the beloved Scandinavian literary icon whose adventures of Pippi Longstocking have influenced generations of young readers all over the world. Lindgren's sometimes turbulent life as an unwed teenage mother, outspoken advocate for the rights of women and children, and celebrated editor and author is chronicled in fascinating detail by Jens Andersen,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300226101
• ISBN13: 9780300226102
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"