Astrid Lindgren

Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren; née Ericsson; 14 November 1907 – 28 Januari 2002) adalah seorang penulis fiksi dan skenario asal Swedia. Dia terkenal karena beberapa seri buku anak-anak, yang menampilkan Pippi Longstocking, Emil dari Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, dan Six Bullerby Children (Children of Noisy Village di AS), dan untuk novel fantasi anak-anak Mio, My Son, Ronia the Robber's Daughter, dan The Brothers Lionheart. Lindgren bekerja di Dewan Editorial Sastra Anak di penerbit Rabén & Sjögren di Stockholm dan menulis lebih dari 30 buku untuk anak-anak. Pada bulan Januari 2017, ia dianggap sebagai penulis ke-18 yang paling banyak diterjemahkan di dunia, dan penulis anak-anak yang paling banyak diterjemahkan keempat setelah Enid Blyton, Hans Christian Andersen, dan Brothers Grimm. Lindgren sejauh ini telah menjual sekitar 167 juta buku di seluruh dunia. Pada tahun 1994, ia dianugerahi Penghargaan Mata Pencaharian Kanan atas "penulis uniknya yang didedikasikan untuk hak-hak anak-anak dan menghormati individualitas mereka."

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 children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, and the Six Bullerby Children (Children of Noisy Village in the US), and for the children's fantasy novels Mio, My Son, Ronia the Robber's Daughter, and The Brothers Lionheart. Lindgren worked on the Children's 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 world's 18th most translated author, and the fourth most translated children's 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."