![]() ![]() After that, Lindgren was not afraid to write any more.Īnd so I write the way I myself would like the book to be – if I were a child. When the book about Pippi was published in 1945, it became a huge success that changed Lindgren’s life. The story of the eccentric and independent redhead would never become a book if Lindgren didn’t sprain her ankle and decided to write down Pippi’s adventures while being forced to rest. “Because it was a strange name, it had to be an equally strange girl”, Lindgren said. One of her most famous characters was born when her daughter asked for a bedtime story about Pippi Longstocking. ![]() ![]() Later in life, Lindgren was constantly asked by her own children to tell them wondrous tales. When she was at school, everyone expected her to follow this path, however, she was scared if she could ever live up to that. It may come as a surprise but Lindgren never aspired to be a writer. ![]()
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