Sweden Trivia

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Do y'all recognize the miss to the left? Chances are that y'all do. Pippi Longstocking is 1 of the nearly dearest fictional characters inwards the world. But did y'all know that she is from Sweden? She is the creation of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren. The master copy mass (Pippi Långstrump) was commencement published inwards 1945 as well as Time Magazine has named the mass every 2nd 1 of the tiptop 100 nearly influential novels of all time. Pretty expert for a picayune red-haired daughter alongside pigtails! Astrid Lindgren wrote other books also the PDo y'all recognize the miss to the left Sweden Triviaippi-series... other well-known characters include the Brothers Lionheart, Karlsson-on-the-Roof, Emil of Lönneberga as well as the Six Bullerby Children. She has sold roughly 145 meg books worldwide as well as is the world's 25th nearly translated author! The Pippi serial solitary convey been translated into 64 languages as well as thus far...
Astrid, 1 of the nearly loved Swedes inwards history, has close saint condition inwards her domicile country. Her funeral inwards 2002 was described every 2nd coming every 2nd unopen to a province funeral every 2nd possible. Around 100,000 Swedes lined the streets of Stockholm to follow her funeral procession as well as the funeral itself was attended past times the Prime Minister, leading Swedish politicians as well as the regal family.

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