A World Gone Mad

Before she became internationally known for her children's books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm at the outbreak of WWII. These diaries offer a civilian, a mother, and a writer's unique account of a world devastated by conflict. Posthumously published in Sweden to great acclaim, Lindgren's diaries provide an intensely personal and vivid chronicle of Europe at war.

About the author

Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002) is the third most translated writer for children (after Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm), and her books have sold more than 160 million copies worldwide. She became famous in her country almost overnight, with the publication of the first Pippi Longstocking books in 1945, and was awarded numerous honours, including the Hans Christian Andersen medal and the Gold Medal of the Swedish Academy in 1971.

Summary

One of the twentieth century's greatest children's writers - and the creator of Pippi Longstocking - reveals her very personal experience of the Second World War

Foreword

One of the twentieth century's greatest children's writers - and the creator of Pippi Longstocking - reveals her very personal experience of the Second World War in Sweden

Product details

• Authors: Astrid Lindgren
• Assisted by: Sarah Death (Translation), Death Sarah (Translation)
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781782273073
• ISBN: 978-1-78227-307-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, Diaries, letters & journals, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Diaries & Journals, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters, Sweden, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Diaries, letters and journals, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Europe / Nordic Countries