Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren née Ericsson 14 November 1907 28 January 2002 was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays She is best known for several childrens book series featuring Pippi Longstocking Emil of Lönneberga KarlssonontheRoof and the Six Bullerby Children Children of Noisy Village in the US and for the childrens fantasy novels Mio My Son Ronia the Robbers Daughter and The Brothers Lionheart Lindgren worked on the Childrens Literature Editorial Board at the Rabén Sjögren publishing house in Stockholm and wrote more than 30 books for children In January 2017 she was calculated to be the worlds 18th most translated author and the fourth most translated childrens writer after Enid Blyton Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm Lindgren has so far sold roughly 167 million books worldwide In 1994 she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for her unique authorship dedicated to the rights of children and respect for their individuality