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Astrid Lindgren tourism Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)

About Astrid Lindgren tourism

Astrid Lindgren was also an avid political activist, most famously for children's rights and animal welfare. In 1976 she also got attention for reaching a marginal tax rate at 102 per cent, responding with a satirical fairy tale. Most of her stories take place in her nativeSmåland, though she has also usedStockholmand other places inSwedenas settings. Some of them, includingEmilandBullerbyndescribeNordic folk cultureand peasant lifestyle of the early 20th century, as Sweden industrialized and urbanized. Other stories, such asRoniaandLionheart, are inspired by folk tales and medieval history. Many of her stories have been adapted to motion pictures. —Astrid Lindgren

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