Scandinavian Studies, March 22nd, 1996
Eva-Maria Metcalf. Twayne World Authors Series. New York: Twayne Publishers, 1995. Pp. 157. US$22.95.
Few children's book authors have achieved the stature of Astrid Lindgren. Since the inimitable Pippi Longstocking appeared fifty years ago, Lindgren has published 115 books and been translated into sixty languages with close to forty million copies sold world-wide.
In this biography, the first full-length study of Lindgren's life and work in English, Eva-Maria Metcalf discusses the major themes and motifs in Lindgren's work, as well as how Lindgren's life and experiences shaped her literar...
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