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Author Lindgren, Astrid, 1907-2002, author.

Title War diaries 1939-1945 = Krigsdagböcker 1939-1945 / Astrid Lindgren ; translated from the Swedish by Sarah Death ; with a foreword by Karin Nyman.

Publication Info. New Haven : Yale University Press, 2016.

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  839.7 L64    Check Shelf
Description 235 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note "First published in 2015 as Krigsdagböcker 1939-1945 by Salikon Förlag, Sweden" -- Title page verso.
Summary 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.
Subject Lindgren, Astrid, 1907-2002.
Lindgren, Astrid, 1907-2002 -- Diaries.
Lindgren, Astrid, 1907-2002. (OCoLC)fst00052401
World War (1939-1945) (OCoLC)fst01180924
Authors, Swedish -- 20th century -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Sweden.
Authors, Swedish. (OCoLC)fst00822376
Sweden. (OCoLC)fst01204537
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Diaries.
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
Diaries. (OCoLC)fst01423794
Added Author Death, Sarah, translator.
Nyman, Karin, writer of foreword.
Added Title Krigsdagböcker 1939-1945. English
Astrid Lindgren : war diaries 1939-1945
ISBN 9780300220049
0300220049
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