Contributions

  • Death, Sarah, translator - Contributor
  • Nyman, Karin, writer of foreword - Contributor

Publication

2016 - Yale University Press, Connecticut

Language

English

Word Count

58,750 words, Guess

Page Count

235 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • AmazonB01M299IMP

Classifications

  • DDC839.7372
  • LCCPT9875.L598 Z46 2016

Alternate Titles

  • Astrid Lindgren :

Description

Before she became internationally known for her Pippi Longstocking books, Astrid Lindgren was an aspiring author living in Stockholm with her family at the outbreak of the Second World War. The diaries she kept throughout the hostilities offer a civilian's, a mother's, and an aspiring writer's unique account of the devastating conflict. She emerges as a morally courageous critic of violence and war, as well as a deeply sensitive and astute observer of world affairs. We hear her thoughts about rationing, blackouts, the Soviet invasion of Finland, and the nature of evil, as well as of her personal heartbreaks, financial struggles, and trials as a mother and writer.

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Other Editions

  • War diaries 1939-1945 =: Krigsdagböcker 1939-1945Yale University Press2016-01-01
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