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02354aam a22003973i 4500 001 6755F8C41DE711E88A9C381B97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180302010020 008 170828s2018 ctua 000 0beng d 020 $a 0300226101 020 $a 9780300226102 035 $a (OCoLC)1002129853 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d BDX $d YDX $d ERASA $d OCLCO $d MLY $d OCLCF $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h dan 100 1 $a Andersen, Jens, $d 1955- $e author. 240 10 $a Denne dag, et liv. $l English 245 10 $a Astrid Lindgren : $b the woman behind Pippi Longstocking / $c Jens Andersen ; translated by Caroline Waight. 264 1 $a New Haven : $b Yale University Press, $c [2018] 300 $a x, 343 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 25 cm 520 8 $a 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, one of Denmark's most popular biographers. Based on extensive research and access to primary sources and letters, this highly readable account describes Lindgren's battles with depression and her personal struggles through war, poverty, motherhood, and fame. Andersen examines the writer's oeuvre as well to uncover the secrets to the books' universal appeal and why they have resonated so strongly with young readers for more than seventy years. 600 10 $a Lindgren, Astrid, $d 1907-2002. 600 17 $a Lindgren, Astrid, $d 1907-2002. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00052401 650 0 $a Authors, Swedish $y 20th century $v Biography. 700 1 $a Waight, Caroline, $e translator. 941 $a 9 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409030920.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20230217010127.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20210720010908.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20181116012723.0 952 $l GUPF501 $d 20181005010858.0 952 $l XAPE737 $d 20180929031616.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20180427010314.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20180324010042.0 952 $l CDPF771 $d 20180302010516.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6755F8C41DE711E88A9C381B97128E48 994 $a C0 $b C@VInitiate Another SILO Locator Search